Book contents
- The Conduct of Hostilities under the Law of International Armed Conflict
- The Conduct of Hostilities under the Law of International Armed Conflict
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Introduction to the Fourth Edition
- Preface
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties
- Abbreviations
- 1 The General Framework
- 2 Lawful Combatancy
- 3 Prohibited Weapons
- 4 Lawful Targets of Attack
- 5 Protection from Attack of Civilians and Civilian Objects
- 6 Persons Entitled to Special Protection
- 7 Objects Endowed with Special Protection
- 8 Protection of the Natural Environment
- 9 Specific Methods of Warfare
- 10 War Crimes, Orders, Command Responsibility and Defences
- General Conclusions
- Index of Persons
- Index of Subjects
3 - Prohibited Weapons
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 November 2022
- The Conduct of Hostilities under the Law of International Armed Conflict
- The Conduct of Hostilities under the Law of International Armed Conflict
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Introduction to the Fourth Edition
- Preface
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties
- Abbreviations
- 1 The General Framework
- 2 Lawful Combatancy
- 3 Prohibited Weapons
- 4 Lawful Targets of Attack
- 5 Protection from Attack of Civilians and Civilian Objects
- 6 Persons Entitled to Special Protection
- 7 Objects Endowed with Special Protection
- 8 Protection of the Natural Environment
- 9 Specific Methods of Warfare
- 10 War Crimes, Orders, Command Responsibility and Defences
- General Conclusions
- Index of Persons
- Index of Subjects
Summary
‘Weapons’ are means of warfare, including any arms (for instance, missile launchers, artillery, machine guns and rifles), munitions (for example, missiles, bombs, mines, shells and bullets) and other devices (including cyber malware) or mechanisms striving to (i) kill, disable or injure persons; or (ii) destroy or damage matériel or property.422 Weapons encompass also weapon systems (with diverse components or external delivery/guidance means) and platforms carrying weapons (such as tanks or warships). Military platforms not carrying weapons (e.g., troops-carrying trucks) do not qualify as weapons per se, even though they contribute to military operations.423 Generally speaking, weapons can be categorized in a binary fashion as (i) conventional weapons and (ii) weapons of mass destruction.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022