 | Judith Gail Gardam - 1993 - 218 pages
...necessity" is defined in Article XIV of the Code, as consisting of "those measures which are indispensable for securing the ends of the war, and which are lawful according to the modern law and usages of war". to weaken the military forces of the enemy".60 From this fundamental principle the illegitimacy of... | |
 | Jochen Abraham Frowein, Rüdiger Wolfrum - 1997 - 670 pages
...necessity "consists in the necessity of those measures which are indispensable for securing the ends of war, and which are lawful according to the modern law and usages of war".72 Necessity is only mentioned in very specific cases (eg Article 20 lit. (a)(iv), and lit.(e)(ii),... | |
 | Gabrielle Kirk McDonald - 2000 - 2506 pages
...understood by modern civilized nations, consists in the necessity of those measures which are indispensable for securing the ends of the war, and which are lawful according to the modern law and usages of war. Article 15 Military necessity admits of all direct destruction of life or limb of armed enemies, and... | |
 | Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Philippe Sands - 1999 - 620 pages
...nations, consists in the necessity of those measures which are indispensable for securing the ends of war, and which are lawful according to the modern law and usages of war.34 In this prescription Lieber combines aspects of the requirements of proportionality in both... | |
 | Edward Steers - 2003 - 560 pages
...understood by modern civilized nations, consists in the necessity of those measures which are indispensable for securing the ends of the war, and which are lawful according to the modern law and usages of war. 15. Military necessity admits of all direct destruction of life or limb of armed enemies, and of oiher... | |
 | William L. Richter - 2004 - 968 pages
...basis of "military necessity." The latter term was defined as "those measures which are indispensable for securing the ends of the war, and which are lawful according to the natural law and usages of war." This allowed the annihilation of armed enemies but prohibited cruelty... | |
 | US War Department - 2005 - 268 pages
...understood by modern civilized nations, consists in the necessity of those measures which are indispensable for securing the ends of the war, and which are lawful according to the modern law and usages of war. 15. struction of the ways and channels of traffic, travel, or communication, and of all withholding... | |
 | James Lorimer - 2005 - 1110 pages
...understood by modern civilised nations, consists in the necessity of those measures which are indispensable for securing the ends of the war, and which are lawful according to the modern law and usages of war. enemy during the war, but also the breaking of stipulations solemnly contracted by the belligerents... | |
 | Richard R. Duncan - 2007 - 380 pages
...General Order No. 100 in that military necessity allowed for "those measures which are indispensable for securing the ends of the war, and which are lawful according to the modern law and usages of war." They permitted the destruction of property and "of all withholding of subsistence or means of life... | |
 | Howard M. Hensel - 2007 - 284 pages
...necessity", defined in Article 14 as "those measures which are indispensable for securing the ends of war, and which are lawful according to the modern law and usages of war".31 Elaborating, Article 15 stated, "Military necessity admits of all direct destruction of life... | |
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Military necessity, as understood by modern civilized nations, consists in the necessity of those measures which are indispensable for securing the ends of the war, and which are lawful according to the modern law and usages of war. 
