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- Human and Non-Human Targets in Armed Conflicts
- Human and Non-Human Targets in Armed Conflicts
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 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
- Final Remarks: Towards a Unified Approach to Target Selection
- Bibliography
- Index
Final Remarks: Towards a Unified Approach to Target Selection
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 March 2022
- Human and Non-Human Targets in Armed Conflicts
- Human and Non-Human Targets in Armed Conflicts
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 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
- Final Remarks: Towards a Unified Approach to Target Selection
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The section, beside a standard recapitulation of the findings, offers several suggestions as to how the existing norms might be interpreted in the future. It proposes a consistent uniform approach to targeting in armed conflict. It points to the risks associated with excessive expansion of the category of lawful targets.
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- Human and Non-Human Targets in Armed Conflicts , pp. 233 - 241Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022