Practice question
Under AP I Article 51(5)(b), expected incidental civilian harm is compared with what?
- The opponent's total population.
- The concrete and direct military advantage anticipated.
- The attacker's public approval rating.
- The monetary cost of the weapon alone.
- The number of soldiers on both sides in the entire war.
Legal references
- Additional Protocol I (1977), Article51: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-51
- Additional Protocol I (1977), Article57: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/api-1977/article-57
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