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The Military Commission had jurisdiction to try Yamashita for war crimes. While the Philippines was not technically occupied territory, the U.S. forces were liberating the country from Japanese tyranny. Appointing a military commission was a valid exercise of power during wartime. Additionally, Spain had severed ties with Japan due to atrocities, so it was no longer the protecting power that would need to be notified under the Geneva Convention. The commission was properly constituted under authority grante

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