Book contents
- The Military Commander’s Necessity
- The Military Commander’s Necessity
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Concept, History and Basics
- 2 Elements of Military Necessity
- 3 Military Necessity and Its History
- 4 Assessing Military Necessity through a Military Margin of Appreciation
- 5 Assessing Necessity and Criminal Responsibility
- 6 Military Necessity and Humanitarian Considerations
- Part II Distinction As Limitation upon Military Necessity in the Law of Armed Conflict
- Part III Effectuating Distinction: Enforcing an Ultimate Balance between Necessities of War and Considerations of Humanity
- Part IV The Exceptive Face of Military Necessity
- Part V Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Elements of Military Necessity
from Part I - Concept, History and Basics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 September 2019
Book contents
- The Military Commander’s Necessity
- The Military Commander’s Necessity
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Concept, History and Basics
- 2 Elements of Military Necessity
- 3 Military Necessity and Its History
- 4 Assessing Military Necessity through a Military Margin of Appreciation
- 5 Assessing Necessity and Criminal Responsibility
- 6 Military Necessity and Humanitarian Considerations
- Part II Distinction As Limitation upon Military Necessity in the Law of Armed Conflict
- Part III Effectuating Distinction: Enforcing an Ultimate Balance between Necessities of War and Considerations of Humanity
- Part IV The Exceptive Face of Military Necessity
- Part V Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter provides a definition and a conceptual presentation of eight elements of military necessity, hereunder its link to the 'object of war' and its different functions under LOAC.
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- The Military Commander's NecessityThe Law of Armed Conflict and its Limits, pp. 25 - 47Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019