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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
There's also the false rumour the .50 cal round is against the Geneva Convention when used against personnel. If there's a round that kills too quickly, you'd think this would have to be it.
To my knowledge, the only thing that actually stopped implementation of the G11 was money. The reunification left the government extremely short of funds - the G11 was simply a victim of this.
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It is in no way a false rumor.
http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/CONVPRES?OpenView
However, as in every international treaty it can be open to interpretation. This is covered by the addition protocol I of 1977, under part III, section I article 35, title 2.
Part III. Methods and Means of Warfare Combatant and Prisoners-Of-War
Section I. Methods and Means of Warfare
Art 35. Basic rules
1. In any armed conflict, the right of the Parties to the conflict to choose methods or means of warfare is not unlimited.
2. It is prohibited to employ weapons, projectiles and material and methods of warfare of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering.
3. It is prohibited to employ methods or means of warfare which are intended, or may be expected, to cause widespread, long-term and severe damage to the natural environment.
About the G11, as much as I Ignore the final point about its development, I would not be surprised if German's authorities had taken article into consideration.
Art 36. New weapons
In the study, development, acquisition or adoption of a new weapon, means or method of warfare, a High Contracting Party is under an obligation to determine whether its employment would, in some or all circumstances, be prohibited by this Protocol or by any other rule of international law applicable to the High Contracting Party.