Contenido: Privileged or lawful combatants. The unprivileged or ulawful combatant. Non-applicability of privileged combatancy in non-international armed conflicts. The Hague regulations of 1899 and 1907. Irregulars under the third Geneva Convention. New rules for irregulars under protocol I. The new rule of distinction. Forfeiture of combatant and pow status. Notas al pie de página.