From: Bobby Joe Pendleton II (bjpendleton@charter.net)
Date: Sat Jan 07 2006 - 16:16:37 PST
it is the Hague Declaration, NOT the Geneva Convention ..
The Hague Declaration Concerning Expanding Bullets of 29 July 1899 prohibits
the use in international armed conflict:
". . . of bullets which expand or flatten easily in the human body, such
as bullets with a hard envelope which does not entirely cover the core or is
pierced with incisions."
The U.S. is not a party to this treaty, but U.S. officials over the years
have taken the position that the armed forces of the U.S. will adhere to its
terms to the extent that its application is consistent with the object and
purpose of Art. 23e of the Annex to the Hague Convention IV, quoted above.
http://www.thegunzone.com/opentip-ammo.html
here is what the Hague Delaration says
Declaration (IV, 3) concerning Expanding Bullets, 26 Martens Nouveau Recueil
(ser. 2) 998, 187 Consol. T.S. 459, entered into force Sept. 4, 1900.
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The undersigned, Plenipotentiaries of the Powers represented at the
International Peace Conference at The Hague, duly authorized to that effect
by their Governments, inspired by the sentiments which found expression in
the Declaration of St. Petersburg of 29 November (11 December) 1868,
Declare as follows:
The Contracting Parties agree to abstain from the use of bullets which
expand or flatten easily in the human body, such as bullets with a hard
envelope which does not entirely cover the core or is pierced with
incisions. The present Declaration is only binding for the Contracting
Powers in the case of a war between two or more of them.
It shall cease to be binding from the time when, in a war between the
Contracting Powers, one of the belligerents is joined by a non-Contracting
Power. The present Declaration shall be ratified as soon as possible.
The ratification shall be deposited at The Hague. A ' procès-verbal ' shall
be drawn up on the receipt of each ratification, a copy of which, duly
certified, shall be sent through the diplomatic channel to all the
Contracting Powers.
The non-Signatory Powers may adhere to the present Declaration. For this
purpose they must make their adhesion known to the Contracting Powers by
means of a written notification addressed to the Netherlands Government, and
by it communicated to all the other Contracting Powers.
In the event of one of the High Contracting Parties denouncing the present
Declaration, such denunciation shall not take effect until a year after the
notification made in writing to the Netherlands Government, and forthwith
communicated by it to all the other Contracting Powers.
This denunciation shall only affect the notifying Power.
In faith of which the Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Declaration,
and have affixed their seals thereto.
Done at The Hague, 29 July 1899, in a single copy, which shall be kept in
the archives of the Netherlands Government, and copies of which, duly
certified, shall be sent through the diplomatic channel to the Contracting
Powers.
http://www.law.wits.ac.za/humanrts/instree/1899f.htm
more info on this.
http://www.law.wits.ac.za/humanrts/peace/humanitarian.html
BjP
Southern by the grace of God
"I...Shall Remain Confederate"
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