Challenges in the Interpretation and Application of the Principle of Distinction During Ground Opera
Author: Colonel Noam Neuman PDF: Challenges in the Interpretation and Application of the Principle of Distinction During Ground Operations in Urban Areas Abstract/Intro: This Article focuses on the tension between the often-referred-to articulation of the principle of distinction, as reflected in Additional Protocol I, and four practices that have been continuously employed in ground operations by most if not all of the world’s militaries: masking, firing warning shots, breac