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
Summary
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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-260 and index
