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Cyber Operations And The Humanization Of International Humanitarian Law: Problems And Prospects, Giacomo Biggio
Cyber Operations And The Humanization Of International Humanitarian Law: Problems And Prospects, Giacomo Biggio
Canadian Journal of Law and Technology
The aim of International Humanitarian Law (‘‘IHL”) is to regulate the conduct of hostilities while, at the same time, balancing the two overarching concepts of military necessity and humanity. While the principle of military necessity allows a party to a conflict to exercise any amount of armed violence which is necessary for the accomplishment of a military purpose, the principle of humanity aims at minimizing the amount of physical violence caused to combatants and the civilian population. From the late 19th century onwards the principle of humanity has progressively eroded the domain of military necessity, influencing the creation and interpretation …