Human and Non-Human Targets in Armed Conflicts

A comprehensive analysis of human and non-human targets in contemporary armed conflicts with references to the most recent practice.

Patrycja Grzebyk (Author)

9781108845625, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 24 March 2022

256 pages
23.5 x 15.8 x 2.1 cm, 0.57 kg

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.

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.

Subject Areas: International humanitarian law [LBBS]