Practice question
A weapon method cannot be directed at a specific military objective. Operators argue that their good intentions alone make this attack discriminating. Which is best?
- Good intentions automatically cure inability to distinguish
- Only the operator’s rank matters
- A military label makes every method lawful
- Civilian concentrations are legally irrelevant
- Intentions alone do not remove the Article 51(4) defect in the method
Legal references
- Additional Protocol I Articles 51-52: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-51 ; https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-52; Articles 51(4)-(5),52(2)-(3).
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