Examining the situations of Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine, this article demonstrates how individuals living outside the control of the de jure government struggle to access birth registration and civil status documentation in times of non-international armed conflict. Evaluating how the right to legal identity is protected in international law, the article highlights the need for legal identity to be better protected in armed conflict, so that its conferral and denial is not used as a weapon by the fighting parties.

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是还是不是？：非国际性武装冲突中危机中的法律身份

本文通过考察叙利亚，伊拉克和乌克兰的局势，证明了在非国际性武装冲突时期，生活在法律上不受政府控制的个人如何努力获取出生登记和公民身份证明文件。该文章评估了国际法中法律身份权的保护方式，强调必须在武装冲突中更好地保​​护法律身份，以便交战各方不将其授予和否认作为武器。