Scroll to page 769 for 11.3 and there scroll to 11.6 few pages more. This may have been posted before, but does limit occupying for 1 year.
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Quoting: DaveNKansas Thanks. I read all of section 11 before and don't remember the UN being mentioned, but i will check again.
Quoting: tahoe21 So I found this referencing the Geneva Convention (GC). If Trump ended the US Corp, then it might apply:
11.1.3.4 Occupation and Post-War Situations. Before the GC was adopted and
entered into force, the law of belligerent occupation was not applicable when a state of hostilities
had completely ceased.39 The general inapplicability of the law of belligerent occupation to
post-war situations may be viewed as resulting from the law of belligerent occupation
presupposing that a hostile relationship exists between the invading force’s State and the State of
the occupied territory.
40 For example, if the State of the occupied territory unconditionally
surrendered and any international armed conflict completely ended, the law of belligerent
occupation was not applicable.41
The GC, however, continues to apply in occupied territory until one year after the general
close of military operations, and the Occupying Power is bound, for the duration of the
occupation, to the extent that such State exercises the functions of government in such territory,
by the provisions of certain articles of the GC.
42 Additionally, protected persons under the GC
who remain in the custody of the Occupying Power following the end of occupation retain that
protection until their release, repatriation, or re-establishment.43
In addition, it may be appropriate to adhere to the rules of belligerent occupation or to
apply those rules by analogy even if not applicable as a matter of law in post-conflict
situations.
44 The rules of belligerent occupation may reflect fundamental safeguards applicable
to a wider range of situations