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Noting that the activities of military forces of States are governed by rules of
international law outside of the framework of this Convention and that the exclusion
of certain actions from the coverage of this Convention does not condone or make
lawful otherwise unlawful acts, or preclude prosecution under other laws,
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... 6."Military forces of a State" means the armed forces of a State which are
organized, trained and equipped under its internal law for the primary purpose of
national defence or security and persons acting in support of those armed forces
who are under their formal command, control and responsibility.
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... 2. The activities of armed forces during an armed conflict, as those terms are
understood under international humanitarian law, which are governed by that law
are not governed by this Convention, and the activities undertaken by military
forces of a State in the exercise of their official duties, inasmuch as they are
governed by other rules of international law, are not governed by this Convention. ...