code of conduct article v
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Law of Armed Conflict
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International Law:
Law of Armed Conflict
Fundamental Principles
MILITARY NECESSITY
HUMANITY
Only those acts of war which will likely
produce some military advantage
May not cause more harm, pain, destruction
of enemy than is necessary to defeat it
CHIVALRY
Dishonorable means or conduct is forbidden
Specific Rules
for Conduct of Hostilities
Examples of Prohibited Weapons
Glass-filled projectiles
Poison/poison gas
Hollow point bullets
Refusal of Quarter
Use of treachery
Specific Rules (cont’d)
Noncombatants
Rights of occupying army
Right to govern
Can change the penal law for security of its
forces
Can punish acts of espionage, sabotage,
and guerrilla activity
Specific Rules (cont’d)
POWs
Must be provided free food, clothing, shelter, and
medical care
Medical personnel & chaplains must be released
(unless they are needed to minister to their fellow
prisoners
May be forced to do agricultural and domestic (as
long as they don’t serve a military purpose)
Specific Rules (cont’d)
Noncombatants
Temporary Custody - If holding them
temporarily for military purposes, they
must be treated humanely
If accidentally injured - excusable if in the
course of destroying a military target (if
risk of injury is proportional to the military
advantage)
Enforcement of
Laws of Armed Conflict
Public Opinion
Payment Of Reparations
Diplomatic Action
Humanitarian Intervention
Reprisal
Reciprocity
Criminal Liability
SCENARIOS
What Would You Do
If You Were In The
Following Situations?
As a future Air Force
officer, you must
exercise strong moral,
ethical, and legal
behavior.