i dont know about 'samaagam panatha" however international law only take following sources of international law
a. international conventions, whether general or particular, establishing rules expressly recognized by the contesting states;
b. international custom, as evidence of a general practice accepted as law;
c. the general principles of law recognized by civilized nations;
d. subject to the provisions of Article 59, judicial decisions and the teachings of the most highly qualified publicists of the various nations, as subsidiary means for the determination of rules of law.
if your `samaagam panatha " within this sources it will be taken as ruling law.
more over solider of a country will be in countries published military list
i will not make any conversations regarding this topic any more
you win