Tokens: In
the
opinion
of
the
Tribunal
it
is
not
necessary
to
decide
this
question
.
The
rules
of
land
warfare
expressed
in
the
Convention
undoubtedly
represented
an
advance
over
existing
international
law
at
the
time
of
their
adoption
.
But
the
Convention
expressly
stated
that
it
was
an
attempt
'
to
revise
the
general
laws
and
customs
of
war
'
,
which
it
thus
recognised
to
be
then
existing
,
but
by
1939
these
rules
laid
down
in
the
Convention
were
recognised
by
all
civilised
nations
,
and
were
regarded
as
being
declaratory
of
the
laws
and
customs
of
war
which
are
referred
to
in
Article
6
(
b
)
of
the
Charter
.
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