Unlawful attacks in combat situations : : from the ICTY's case law to the Rome Statute / / by Hector Olasolo.
Death and destruction are unavoidable effects of war and combat situations. The fact that people have been killed or injured or property has been destroyed should not encourage anyone to rush to the conclusion that war crimes have been committed. On the contrary, before reaching such a conclusion, i...
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| Superior document: | International humanitarian law series ; v. 18 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | International humanitarian law series ;
v. 18. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Chapter I. Introduction
- Chapter II. The Prohibition of Attacks Directed at Civilians or Civilian Objects and of Disproportionate Attacks as the Core Component of the Principle of Distinction in the Conduct of Hostilities in International Humanitarian Law
- Chapter III. Material Contextual Elements
- Chapter IV. Specific Objective Elements
- Chapter V. Practical Issues on the Application of the Notion of Military Objective
- Chapter VI. Practical Issues Concerning the Application of the Proportionality Rule
- Chapter VII. Omissions. Special Reference to the Responsibility of Military Commanders
- Chapter VIII. Preparatory Acts, Attempt and Completion of the Crime
- Chapter IX. Modes of Liability
- Chapter X. Subjective Elements
- Chapter XI. Grounds for Justification and the Scope of Self-Defence in Combat Situations
- Chapter XII. Grounds for Excuse. Special Reference to Superior Orders
- Chapter XIII. Objective Requisites for Punishment and Objective Requisites to Proceed
- Chapter XIV. Final Remarks
- Table of Cases
- Bibliography.