Soldierly Honesty (and spies)

[David Johnston2]

Originally Posted by Molokh

The example was pretty specific. It was not about refusing to turn in such devices on demand. It was about actually ever having possession of such devices without the 'prerequisite licenses' in the first place, starting from the day of occupation.

Same thing.

Or how about having more than one child (China),

Children born before Chinese occupation would not be covered by the law.

or possessing alcohol (some Muslim countries),

Yes, there is no Geneva convention against a country that bans alcohol extending that law into occupied territory.

or having more than one wife (many Western and CIS countries)?

_having_ more than one wife is not illegal in those countries. They do not arrest visitors with multiple wives although they may not recognize the status of the other wives. Marrying more than one wife is illegal. And yes it would be legal under the Conventions for an occupying power to ban people who already have a wife from acquiring more.