Applying IHL Targeting Rules to Practical Situations: Proportionality and Military Objectives
The IHL targeting rules are framed in relatively abstract terms and there is, unfortunately, no general agreement concerning precisely which objects constitute military objectives and concerning the relative values to be assigned to civilian losses and military advantages when computing the proporti...
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University of Windsor
2009-10-01
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| Series: | The Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice |
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| author | William J. Fenrick |
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| description | The IHL targeting rules are framed in relatively abstract terms and there is, unfortunately, no general agreement concerning precisely which objects constitute military objectives and concerning the relative values to be assigned to civilian losses and military advantages when computing the proportionality equation. The author encourages the development of a dialogue between all informed and interested parties, based in large part on case studies, to clarify the concepts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8abe51caeb124279b5fa95411f5f0db22023-09-02T04:35:58ZengUniversity of WindsorThe Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice2561-50172009-10-0127210.22329/wyaj.v27i2.4535Applying IHL Targeting Rules to Practical Situations: Proportionality and Military ObjectivesWilliam J. Fenrick0Dalhousie University Law School. The author was a military lawyer in the Canadian Forces (1974-94) and a Senior Legal Adviser in the Office of the Prosecutor [OTP] of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia [ICTY] (1994-2004). The views expressed in this article are personal and do not necessarily reflect the views of any institution with which the author has been or is affiliated.The IHL targeting rules are framed in relatively abstract terms and there is, unfortunately, no general agreement concerning precisely which objects constitute military objectives and concerning the relative values to be assigned to civilian losses and military advantages when computing the proportionality equation. The author encourages the development of a dialogue between all informed and interested parties, based in large part on case studies, to clarify the concepts.https://wyaj.uwindsor.ca/index.php/wyaj/article/view/4535 |
| spellingShingle | William J. Fenrick Applying IHL Targeting Rules to Practical Situations: Proportionality and Military Objectives The Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice |
| title | Applying IHL Targeting Rules to Practical Situations: Proportionality and Military Objectives |
| title_full | Applying IHL Targeting Rules to Practical Situations: Proportionality and Military Objectives |
| title_fullStr | Applying IHL Targeting Rules to Practical Situations: Proportionality and Military Objectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Applying IHL Targeting Rules to Practical Situations: Proportionality and Military Objectives |
| title_short | Applying IHL Targeting Rules to Practical Situations: Proportionality and Military Objectives |
| title_sort | applying ihl targeting rules to practical situations proportionality and military objectives |
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