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  concerned, unless changed by the Occupying Power. As a foreign State and as the paramount authority in the
  occupied territory, the Occupying Power is not bound by the municipal law of the occupied territory.
  6-46. The duty of the Occupying Power to respect, unless absolutely prevented, the laws in force in the
  country prohibits it from arbitrarily exercising its authority to suspend, repeal, or change the municipal law
  applicable to occupied territory. As with other authorities under the LOAC, the Occupying Power must use
  its power with respect to the municipal law of occupied territory in good faith and not for the purpose of
  oppressing the population.
  6-47. The Occupying Power may subject the population of the occupied territory to provisions: (1) that are
  essential to enable the Occupying Power to fulfill its obligations under the GC; (2) to maintain the orderly
  government of the territory; and (3) to ensure the security of the Occupying Power, of the members and
  property of the occupying forces or administration, and likewise of the establishments and lines of
  communication used by them (GC art. 64).
  AUTHORITY TO ALTER, REPEAL, SUSPEND, OR ENACT PENAL LAWS
  6-48. The penal laws of the occupied territory are to remain in force during the occupation, except an
  Occupying Power may repeal or suspend laws where they constitute:
  * A threat to its security; or
  * An obstacle to the application of the GC (GC art. 64).
  Laws that may constitute a threat to the security of occupation forces might include, for example, laws
  mandating resistance to any occupation or permitting civilian ownership of weapons, munitions, or
  components thereof. Laws that may be an obstacle to the application of the GC might include laws that are
  inconsistent with the duties of the Occupying Power, such as laws that permit the use of torture, that
  contravene the protections from brutality (see GC art. 32), or that permit discrimination based on race,
  religion, or political opinion (see GC art. 27).
  6-49. The Occupying Power may subject the population of the occupied territory to penal provisions:
  * That are essential to enable the Occupying Power to fulfill its obligation under the GC;
  * To maintain the orderly government of the territory; and
  * To ensure the security of the Occupying Power, its forces and property, or the occupying
  administration, and likewise the establishment and lines of communication used by them (GC art.
  64).
  PRE-OCCUPATION ACTS OF PROTECTED PERSONS
  6-50. Protected persons may not be arrested, prosecuted, or convicted by the Occupying Power for acts
  committed or opinions expressed before the occupation, or during a temporary interruption thereof, with the
  exception of breaches of the laws and customs of war (GC art. 70).
  6-51. Nationals of the Occupying Power who sought refuge in the territory of the occupied State before the
  outbreak of hostilities, may not be arrested, prosecuted, convicted, or deported from the occupied territory,
  except for offenses committed after the outbreak of hostilities or for offenses under common law committed
  before the outbreak of hostilities that, according to the law of the occupied State, would have justified
  extradition in time of peace (GC art. 70).
  6-52. Protected persons may not be forcibly transferred or deported to another country, nationals of the
  Occupying Power may be involuntarily removed under certain conditions (see DOD Law of War Manual,
  11.11.7.2).
  OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY THE POPULATION
  6-53. The Occupying Power is not required to adhere to the local procedure for amending municipal law.
  However, the population of the occupied territory must be informed of any alteration, suspension, or repeal
  of existing laws and of the enactment of new laws. In particular, penal provisions enacted by an Occupying
  Power must not come into force before they have been published and brought to the knowledge of the
  inhabitants in their own language. The effects of these penal provisions may not be retroactive (GC art. 65).