International Law--the Conduct of Armed Conflict and Air Operations: Judge Advocate General Activities, Volume 110, Issue 31The Department, 1976 - 171 pages |
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... Terms Explained c . International Law ( 1 ) Definition ( 2 ) Sources of International Law ( 3 ) International Law as a System d . Law of Armed Conflict ( 1 ) Explained ( 2 ) Related Topics ( 3 ) Equal Application e . Domestic Law ( 1 ) ...
... Terms Explained c . International Law ( 1 ) Definition ( 2 ) Sources of International Law ( 3 ) International Law as a System d . Law of Armed Conflict ( 1 ) Explained ( 2 ) Related Topics ( 3 ) Equal Application e . Domestic Law ( 1 ) ...
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... terms , and evalu- ates the significance of the law of armed conflict . It addresses questions frequently asked ... Terms Explained : armed conflict - conflict between states in which at least one party has resorted to the use of armed ...
... terms , and evalu- ates the significance of the law of armed conflict . It addresses questions frequently asked ... Terms Explained : armed conflict - conflict between states in which at least one party has resorted to the use of armed ...
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... term refers to principles and rules regulating the conduct of armed hostili- ties between states . Traditionally known as the law of war , the term " law of armed conflict " is preferred . Since World War II , states have avoided formal ...
... term refers to principles and rules regulating the conduct of armed hostili- ties between states . Traditionally known as the law of war , the term " law of armed conflict " is preferred . Since World War II , states have avoided formal ...
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... term broader and in some contexts synonomous with an armistice . An " armistice , " which was originally a mutually - agreed suspension of military operations , has evolved into a functional substitute for a peace treaty . Peace ...
... term broader and in some contexts synonomous with an armistice . An " armistice , " which was originally a mutually - agreed suspension of military operations , has evolved into a functional substitute for a peace treaty . Peace ...
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... term " codify " refers to incorpora- tion of a preexisting law into specific treaty obliga- tions . Both the 1907 Hague Peace Conferences and the 1949 Geneva Conferences were in part codifica- tion conferences . 40 The US has stressed ...
... term " codify " refers to incorpora- tion of a preexisting law into specific treaty obliga- tions . Both the 1907 Hague Peace Conferences and the 1949 Geneva Conferences were in part codifica- tion conferences . 40 The US has stressed ...
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1949 Geneva Conventions adversary aerial bombardment aerial warfare agreements applicable armed conflict armed forces Article attack belligerent bombing capture chapter civil aircraft civilian objects civilian population criminal damage to civilian detaining power discussed enemy footnote Geneva Protocol Greenspan GWS-SEA Hague Convention Hague Regulations high seas hostilities humanitarian ICRC Int'l International Law Land Warfare law of armed Law of Land Law of War lawful combatants levée en masse Mc Dougal medical aircraft ment methods of warfare military advantage military aircraft military objectives Naval War College neutral Nuremberg NWIP obligations paragraph parties personnel principles Prisoners Prisoners of War prohibited Protected Civilians protected persons protecting power provisions publication recognized Red Cross Reprisals responsibility riot control agents Ruses Spaight targets TIAS tion Treaty Trials unlawful unnecessary suffering Vietnam violations War Crimes weapons or methods Whiteman World World War II wounded and sick zones
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Page 1-13 - The Court, whose function is to decide in accordance with international law such disputes as are submitted to it...
Page 65 - To the end that this prohibition shall be universally accepted as a part of International Law, binding alike the conscience and...
Page 1-17 - Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to maintain international peace and security.
Page 1-16 - The High Contracting Parties solemnly declare in the names of their respective peoples that they condemn recourse to war for the solution of international controversies, and renounce it as an instrument of national policy in their relations with one another.
Page 1-6 - This law is not static, but by continual adaptation follows the needs of a changing world. Indeed, in many cases treaties do no more than express and define for more accurate reference the principles of law already existing.
Page 5-1 - The right of belligerents to adopt means of injuring the enemy is not unlimited.
Page 5-1 - The contracting Powers agree to prohibit, for a period extending to the close of the Third Peace Conference, the discharge of projectiles and explosives from balloons or by other new methods of a similar nature.
Page 5-2 - The attack or bombardment, by whatever means, of towns, villages, dwellings, or buildings which are undefended is prohibited.
Page 1-22 - Article 24 1. In a zone of the high seas contiguous to its territorial sea, the coastal State may exercise the control necessary to: (a) Prevent infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration or sanitary regulations within its territory or territorial sea ; (b) Punish infringement of the above regulations committed within its territory or territorial sea.
Page 5-9 - ... may be expected to cause incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, damage to civilian objects, or a combination thereof, which would be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated.