Browsing Staff Journals and Articles by Subject "Unlawful Use of Force"

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The Fission and Fusion in International Use of Force: Relating Unlawful Use of Force and the War Crime of Disproportionate Force Not Justified By Military Necessity

Harrison Otieno, Mbori; Wabuke, Emmah; Otieno, Smith (Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, 2016)

The cardinal principle governing jus in bello demands a distinction between combatants and civilians and authorizes the attack of the former. In essence, loss of civilian life is prohibited unless it occurs within the ...