belligerent occupation

collocation in English

meaningsofbelligerentandoccupation

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belligerent
adjective
uk
/bəˈlɪdʒ.ər.ənt/us
/bəˈlɪdʒ.ɚ.ənt/
disapproving
wishing to fight ...
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occupation
noun
uk
/ˌɒk.jəˈpeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.kjəˈpeɪ.ʃən/
a ...
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(Definition ofbelligerentandoccupationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Once we get beyond simple examples like traffic direction orbelligerentoccupation, things can get murky.
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The case ofbelligerentoccupationsuggests otherwise.
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They were seen as major instruments to govern the conduct of states in time of war andbelligerentoccupation.
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That will injure those in the middle east who have suffered most already—civilians suffering in time of war andbelligerentoccupation.
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That is the 1949 convention concerningbelligerentoccupationof territory.
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His power is granted him by public international law regardingbelligerentoccupation.
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He is not the sovereign in the territory held inbelligerentoccupation.
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Second, the legal regime which applies in these areas is determined by public international law regardingbelligerentoccupation.
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The court also held that the normative provisions of public international law regardingbelligerentoccupationare applicable.
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These customary laws ofbelligerentoccupationwhich evolved as part of the laws of war gave some protection to the population under the military occupation of a belligerent power.
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