Show The Term Belligerent Belligerent is a term used in international war In tir time e of war between civilized nations all those who are not neutral are called belligerents and all are bound by certain international agreements Belligerents says London An An- Answers Answers Magazine are expected to notify the existence of a state of war without delay to neutral states whose responsibilities as neutrals begin from the date fixed for the opening of hostilities Acts of hos hos- hostility hostility must be confined to the armed forces of the belligerents Civil Civil- Civilians Civilians ians of either belligerent must not be harmed unless they try to commit hostile acts in which case they may be executed as war crim crim- The whole conduct of both belligerents and neutrals is laid down by international codes Un Un- Unfortunately Unfortunately fortunately when war does break breakout breakout breakout out the difficulty is to guarantee that these codes will be obeyed |