The path to less lethal and destructive war ? : technological and doctrinal developments and international humanitarian law after Iraq and Afghanistan / David P. Fidler
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Chapter
Title:
The path to less lethal and destructive war ? : technological and doctrinal developments and international humanitarian law after Iraq and Afghanistan
Author zone:
David P. Fidler
In:
International humanitarian law and the changing technology of war
Editor:
Leiden ; Boston : M. Nijhoff, 2013
Physical description:
p. 315-336
Languages:
English
Abstract:
This chapter examines the use of "non-lethal" weapons in the context of the counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a COIN environment, it is essential that military commanders use appropriate and measured levels of force and apply that force precisely so that it accomplishes the mission without unnecessary loss of life or suffering. The author applies some of the lessons learned in Iraq and Afghanistan to the more recent conflicts in Libya and Syria. He explores whether the impact of the COIN doctrine influences military thinking concerning new technologies, in particular "non-lethal" and "less-lethal" technologies, and how this new thinking may affect compliance with IHL.
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