The Agitator: IHL permits limited reprisal attacks against civilians
An oft-stated axiom of international humanitarian law is that civilians can never be targeted in armed conflict, enshrined by rules 48, 51(2) and 52(2) of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions. The International Committee for the Red Cross study of customary law affirms that under customary law civilians can not be targeted. However, the United … Read more
