However, in other contexts, it protects combatants as well as civilians, prohibiting the murder of all &quot; [p]ersons taking no active part in hostilities, including members of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those placed `hors de combat &apos; by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause &quot; .
However, in other contexts, it protects combatants as well as civilians, prohibiting the murder of all &quot; [p]ersons taking no active part in hostilities, including members of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those placed `hors de combat &apos; by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause &quot; .