Book contents
- The United States Department of Defense Law of War Manual
- The United States Department of Defense Law of War Manual: Commentary and Critique
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Part I Background and Bureaucratic Formation of the Manual
- Part II Prominent Perspectives on the DoD Manual
- Part III Substantive Contributions and Controversies
- 7 Back to the Basics: Core Law of War Principles through the Lens of the DoD Manual
- 8 The Manual’s Redefined Concept of Non-International Armed Conflict: Applying Faux LOAC to a Fictional NIAC
- 9 Aspects of the Distinction Principle under the US DoD Law of War Manual
- 10 At War with Itself: The DoD Law of War Manual’s Tension between Doctrine and Practice on Target Verification and Precautions in Attack
- 11 Misdirected: Targeting and Attack under the DoD Manual
- 12 Muddying the Waters: The Need for Precision-Guided Terminology in the DoD Law of War Manual
- 13 Detention and Prosecution as Described in the DoD Manual
- 14 The DoD Conception of the Law of Occupation
- Part IV The Manual’s Long-Term Prospects and Implications
- Selected Literature and Original Sources
- Index
10 - At War with Itself: The DoD Law of War Manual’s Tension between Doctrine and Practice on Target Verification and Precautions in Attack
from Part III - Substantive Contributions and Controversies
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Book contents
- The United States Department of Defense Law of War Manual
- The United States Department of Defense Law of War Manual: Commentary and Critique
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Part I Background and Bureaucratic Formation of the Manual
- Part II Prominent Perspectives on the DoD Manual
- Part III Substantive Contributions and Controversies
- 7 Back to the Basics: Core Law of War Principles through the Lens of the DoD Manual
- 8 The Manual’s Redefined Concept of Non-International Armed Conflict: Applying Faux LOAC to a Fictional NIAC
- 9 Aspects of the Distinction Principle under the US DoD Law of War Manual
- 10 At War with Itself: The DoD Law of War Manual’s Tension between Doctrine and Practice on Target Verification and Precautions in Attack
- 11 Misdirected: Targeting and Attack under the DoD Manual
- 12 Muddying the Waters: The Need for Precision-Guided Terminology in the DoD Law of War Manual
- 13 Detention and Prosecution as Described in the DoD Manual
- 14 The DoD Conception of the Law of Occupation
- Part IV The Manual’s Long-Term Prospects and Implications
- Selected Literature and Original Sources
- Index
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- The United States Department of Defense Law of War ManualCommentary and Critique, pp. 201 - 224Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019