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Law of Armed Conflict

Law of Armed Conflict. Video International Law: Law of Armed Conflict. Fundamental Principles. MILITARY NECESSITY Only those acts of war which will likely produce some military advantage HUMANITY May not cause more harm, pain, destruction of enemy than is necessary to defeat it CHIVALRY

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Law of Armed Conflict

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  1. Law ofArmed Conflict

  2. VideoInternational Law:Law of Armed Conflict

  3. Fundamental Principles • MILITARY NECESSITY • Only those acts of war which will likely produce some military advantage • HUMANITY • May not cause more harm, pain, destruction of enemy than is necessary to defeat it • CHIVALRY • Dishonorable means or conduct is forbidden

  4. Specific Rules for Conduct of Hostilities • Examples of Prohibited Weapons • Glass-filled projectiles • Poison/poison gas • Hollow point bullets • Refusal of Quarter • Use of treachery

  5. Specific Rules (cont’d) • Noncombatants • Rights of occupying army • Right to govern • Can change the penal law for security of its forces • Can punish acts of espionage, sabotage, and guerrilla activity

  6. Specific Rules (cont’d) • POWs • Must be provided free food, clothing, shelter, and medical care • Medical personnel & chaplains must be released (unless they are needed to minister to their fellow prisoners • May be forced to do agricultural and domestic (as long as they don’t serve a military purpose)

  7. Specific Rules (cont’d) • Noncombatants • Temporary Custody - If holding them temporarily for military purposes, they must be treated humanely • If accidentally injured - excusable if in the course of destroying a military target (if risk of injury is proportional to the military advantage)

  8. Enforcement of Laws of Armed Conflict • Public Opinion • Payment Of Reparations • Diplomatic Action • Humanitarian Intervention • Reprisal • Reciprocity • Criminal Liability

  9. SCENARIOS What Would You Do If You Were In The Following Situations?

  10. As a future Air Force officer, you must exercise strong moral, ethical, and legal behavior.

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