Book contents
- The Military Commander’s Necessity
- The Military Commander’s Necessity
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Concept, History and Basics
- Part II Distinction As Limitation upon Military Necessity in the Law of Armed Conflict
- 7 The Principle of Distinction: Also a Limitation upon Military Necessity
- 8 Military Objects
- 9 Combatants As Lawful Targets
- 10 Military Necessity and the Notion of ‘Lawful Combatancy’
- 11 Who Are Civilians and When Do They Lose Their Protection?
- Part III Effectuating Distinction: Enforcing an Ultimate Balance between Necessities of War and Considerations of Humanity
- Part IV The Exceptive Face of Military Necessity
- Part V Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - The Principle of Distinction: Also a Limitation upon Military Necessity
from Part II - Distinction As Limitation upon Military Necessity in the Law of Armed Conflict
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 September 2019
Book contents
- The Military Commander’s Necessity
- The Military Commander’s Necessity
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Concept, History and Basics
- Part II Distinction As Limitation upon Military Necessity in the Law of Armed Conflict
- 7 The Principle of Distinction: Also a Limitation upon Military Necessity
- 8 Military Objects
- 9 Combatants As Lawful Targets
- 10 Military Necessity and the Notion of ‘Lawful Combatancy’
- 11 Who Are Civilians and When Do They Lose Their Protection?
- Part III Effectuating Distinction: Enforcing an Ultimate Balance between Necessities of War and Considerations of Humanity
- Part IV The Exceptive Face of Military Necessity
- Part V Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter presents the rule of distinction as a limitation upon military necessity. Hereunder as an, in principle, absolute prohibition, yet there is no absolute protection of civilians.
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- The Military Commander's NecessityThe Law of Armed Conflict and its Limits, pp. 129 - 144Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019