Proportionality

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1. Under AP I Article 51(5)(b), expected incidental civilian harm is compared with what?
2. Which harms are expressly included in AP I Article 51(5)(b)?
3. Is the IHL proportionality-in-attack test generally a requirement that both sides suffer equal casualties?
4. A reviewer considers only expected damage to civilian buildings and ignores anticipated civilian injuries. Under AP I A…
5. An attack on a military objective is expected to cause incidental civilian harm excessive in relation to the concrete a…
6. A legal review applies the treaty proportionality standard before an attack. Later events produce an outcome different …
7. An initially assessed attack is pending when reliable new information makes clear that expected incidental civilian har…
8. State the proportionality-in-attack rule and distinguish it from a prohibition on every incidental civilian casualty.
9. Why must proportionality be assessed prospectively, and what role can an actual outcome play in review?
10. Explain the effect of materially changed information under AP I Article 57(2)(b).
11. What comparative harm threshold appears in Rome Statute Article8(2)(b)(iv) for its specified international-armed-confli…
12. Article8(2)(b)(iv) expressly refers to what mental state concerning the specified attack consequences?