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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Henderson, Ian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2009.
Colección:International humanitarian law series ; v. 25.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • What is the law applicable to targeting?
  • Lawful non-human targets
  • Lawful human targets
  • Effects-based operations and controversial military objectives
  • United Nations operations : does the law of targeting differ?
  • Precautions in attack
  • Proportionality
  • Who owns the bomb?
  • Conclusions and implications.