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LEVY EN MASSE [1 record]

Record 1 2025-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • War and Peace (International Law)
DEF

The conscription of the civilian population in large numbers in the face of impending invasion.

CONT

The transformation of civilians into combatants under levy in mass can occur only in a narrow time-window: during the invasion phase, in other words, in the first contact of the local population with invading forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
DEF

Appel à tous les citoyens en état de porter les armes, qui ne se fait que dans les grands dangers, particulièrement dans les cas d'invasion étrangère.

CONT

[...] le Conseil national de transition (CNT), qui représente les insurgés, contrôle la quasi-totalité du pays et une large partie de la capitale libyenne, Tripoli, où, a-t-il dit, il n'y a pas de levée en masse de la population pour soutenir [le président libyen].

Spanish

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