Practice question
A reviewer finds that an object meets Article 52(2)'s military-objective test. The reviewer therefore declares that every possible attack on it is lawful, without considering civilian harm or precautions. What is the flaw?
- Military objectives may never be attacked under any circumstances.
- Status as a military objective does not dispense with proportionality and applicable precautionary duties.
- Civilian harm is relevant only when ownership is disputed.
- Object classification is determined solely after the conflict.
- Precautions apply only to attacks on civilian objects.
Legal references
- Additional Protocol I (1977), Article48: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-48
- Additional Protocol I (1977), Article51: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-51
- Additional Protocol I (1977), Article52: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-52
- Additional Protocol I (1977), Article57: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-57
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