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Croatia
Practice Relating to Rule 6. Civilians’ Loss of Protection from Attack
Section A. Direct participation in hostilities
III. Military Manuals
Croatia’s Commanders’ Manual (1980) states: “Civilians may not be attacked, unless they participate directly in hostilities.” 
Croatia, Basic Rules of the Law of Armed Conflicts – Commanders’ Manual, Republic of Croatia, Ministry of Defence, 1992, § 10.
Section B. Presence of combatants among the civilian population
IV. National Legislation
On the basis of Croatia’s Constitution (1990) and Defence Law (1993), the Report on the Practice of Croatia states that Article 50 of the 1977 Additional Protocol I is directly applicable in Croatia’s internal legal order. 
Report on the Practice of Croatia, 1998, Answers to additional questions on Chapter 1, referring to Constitution, 1990, Article 134 and Defence Law, 1993, Article 39.
Section C. Situations of doubt as to the character of a person
III. Military Manuals
Croatia’s LOAC Compendium (1991) states that, in case of doubt, persons have to be considered as civilians. 
Croatia, Compendium “Law of Armed Conflicts”, Republic of Croatia, Ministry of Defence, 1991, p. 6.
IV. National Legislation
On the basis of Croatia’s Constitution (1990) and Defence Law (1993), the Report on the Practice of Croatia states that Article 50 of the 1977 Additional Protocol I is directly applicable in Croatia’s internal legal order. 
Report on the Practice of Croatia, 1998, Answers to additional questions on Chapter 1, referring to Constitution, 1990, Article 134 and Defence Law, 1993, Article 39.