Understanding Military Necessity
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What does military necessity allow in armed conflict?

  • Use of reasonable force that is necessary and lawful (correct)
  • Unrestricted and excessive use of force
  • Use of force without any operational justification
  • Use of force to cause unnecessary harm
  • According to the 1868 St Petersburg Declaration, what is the legitimate object that States should aim for during war?

  • Annihilate the enemy completely
  • Weaken the military force of the enemy (correct)
  • Destroy the enemy's infrastructure
  • Occupy the enemy's territory
  • What is the primary purpose of military necessity in combat?

  • To cause maximum destruction
  • To make the enemy submit (correct)
  • To achieve territorial expansion
  • To eliminate civilian population
  • What is prohibited under the principle of military necessity?

    <p>Acts which are unnecessary military activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the principle of military necessity accept about the realities of battle?

    <p>It accepts the realities of battle</p> Signup and view all the answers

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