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What norms apply to the determination of lawful targets? What persons and objects may be lawfully targeted in armed conflict? What are the reasons, both legal and extra-legal, of civilian losses? What principles must be observed when attacking military objectives? How can the protection of persons who are not participating in hostilities can be strengthened? Is it possible to develop a consistent approach to targeting in armed conflict regardless of the legal qualification of the armed conflict? This monograph answers these questions and many more. Taking into account both military objectives and civilian objects, it considers the extent of their protection in a range of contexts, providing an essential source of reference for scholars dealing with issues across international humanitarian law and armed conflict.
List of contents
1. Sources, scope and application of the law on legitimate targets in armed conflicts; 2. Human targets; 3. Non-human targets; 4. Problems in lawful target elimination; 5. Individual criminal responsibility for violations of the law of targeting.
About the author
Patrycja Grzebyk is Associate Professor at the University of Warsaw. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the ESIL Reflections and of the Journal of International Humanitarian Action and the Director of the Network on Humanitarian Action.
Summary
A must-read text for scholars dealing with armed conflicts and their students in Law, Political Science, International Relations, Security and Military Studies. With a very straightforward language, it explains who and what can be lawfully attacked during armed conflicts. Essential for soldiers and journalists or lawyers dealing with war crimes.
Foreword
A comprehensive analysis of human and non-human targets in contemporary armed conflicts with references to the most recent practice.
