Distinction

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1. Under Article 51(4), are methods that cannot be directed at a specific military objective compatible with distinction?
2. A normally civilian school has doubtful military use. Article 52(3) applies, and the doubt has not been resolved. Offic…
3. A weapon method cannot be directed at a specific military objective. Operators argue that their good intentions alone m…
4. A town contains several clearly separated military objectives among concentrations of civilians. Planners propose bomba…
5. A normally civilian house is suspected of military use, but the only evidence leaves the Article 52(3) doubt unresolved…
6. Explain the doubt rule in Article 52(3) and why it must not be inverted or made permanently detached from facts.
7. A method cannot be directed at a specific military objective. Explain why professed good intentions do not alone satisf…
8. Several distinct military objectives are separated by civilian concentrations in a town. Discuss a proposal to bombard …