law of war
noun phrase
: the code that governs or one of the rules that govern the rights and duties of belligerents in international war
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If not, might machines be able to comply with laws of war under rare, limited conditions approximating desert or sea battles where civilians are not present?
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Charli Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2013
The norm of protecting hospitals and healthcare workers, one of the first created for the framework of modern laws of war, has been eroding in recent years, said Saman Zia-Zarifi, the executive director of advocacy group Physicians for Human Rights.
—Dov Lieber, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023
Officials have declined to say whether Israel has violated laws of war in any of its actions, saying making such determinations would be speculation.
—Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2023
Sign up Every law of war, every superhero ethos, every shred of common sense and basic decency tells us that the good guys are the ones who don’t kill children.
—Chris Cannon, The New Republic, 18 Oct. 2023
Wagner’s use of mines and booby traps, which killed many civilians, also violated laws of war.
—John F. Clark, Fortune, 27 June 2023
Charli Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2013
The norm of protecting hospitals and healthcare workers, one of the first created for the framework of modern laws of war, has been eroding in recent years, said Saman Zia-Zarifi, the executive director of advocacy group Physicians for Human Rights.
—Dov Lieber, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023
Officials have declined to say whether Israel has violated laws of war in any of its actions, saying making such determinations would be speculation.
—Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2023
Sign up Every law of war, every superhero ethos, every shred of common sense and basic decency tells us that the good guys are the ones who don’t kill children.
—Chris Cannon, The New Republic, 18 Oct. 2023
Wagner’s use of mines and booby traps, which killed many civilians, also violated laws of war.
—John F. Clark, Fortune, 27 June 2023
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