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The contemporary law of targeting : [military objectives, proportionality and precautions in attack under additional Protocol I] /
Armed conflict is about using force to achieve goals. As international humanitarian law regulates the means and methods that a belligerent may adopt to achieve its goals, there will inevitably be disagreements over the interpretation of that law. As for the rules that regulate targeting, the main di...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,
2009.
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| Colección: | International humanitarian law series ;
v. 25. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Armed conflict is about using force to achieve goals. As international humanitarian law regulates the means and methods that a belligerent may adopt to achieve its goals, there will inevitably be disagreements over the interpretation of that law. As for the rules that regulate targeting, the main difficulties arise over what is a lawful target and what is proportional collateral damage. This book provides a detailed analysis of those issues. Also, a chapter is dedicated to considering how United Nations Security Council sanctioning of participation in an armed conflict might affect the range o. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 266 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-260 and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047428268 9047428269 1282601687 9781282601680 9786612601682 661260168X |
| ISSN: | 1389-6776 ; |