Practice question
Under Article 51(4), are methods that cannot be directed at a specific military objective compatible with distinction?
- Yes, they are always preferred
- Only if inexpensive
- No; they fall within the stated indiscriminate-attack definition
- Only if the town is large
- Yes, if the operator has a military uniform
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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