Canada
Practice Relating to Rule 147. Reprisals against Protected Objects
Section B. Medical objects
Canada’s LOAC Manual (1999), in a part dealing with enforcement measures, states: “Reprisals against the following categories of persons and objects are prohibited: a. the … medical buildings or equipment protected by [the 1949 Geneva Convention I]; b. the … vessels and equipment protected by [the 1949 Geneva Convention II]”.
Canada’s LOAC Manual (2001) states in its chapter entitled “Preventative and enforcement measures and the role of protecting powers”:
4. Reprisals against the following categories of persons and objects are prohibited.
a. the wounded, sick, medical personnel, medical buildings or equipment protected by [the 1949 Geneva Convention I];
b. the wounded, sick and shipwrecked persons, the personnel, the vessels and equipment protected by [the 1949 Geneva Convention II];
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5. Reprisals are permitted against combatants and against objects constituting military objectives.