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Questions concerning declaration of war, acceptance of surrender, the treatment of PoWs, military necessity, distinction (i.e. international humanitarian law governing the legal use of force in an armed conflict, to distinguish between combatants and civilians), proportionality, and the prohibition of certain weapons. It is distinct from belligerents' domestic law, which may provide additional legal limits to the conduct or justification of war.

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