Military Necessity From A Humanitarian Law Perspective
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.55606/ay.v1i2.494Keywords:
Military necessity, Humanitarian Law, Lieber Code, Human RightsAbstract
Military necessity is a legal concept used in international humanitarian law (IHL) as part of the legal justification for attacks on legitimate military targets that may cause harm, even worse conditions affecting civilians and civilian objects. Thus, the principle of military necessity means that military forces in planning their military operations are allowed to take into account the practical needs of the military situation at a certain moment and the necessity to win the war. This study aims to limit the application of military necessity principles by focusing on the Lieber Code focused as an appropriate limitation called the "greatest theoretical contribution to the modern law of war" so as prevent war victims. This qualitative research used a descriptive approach to collect data systematically, factually, and quickly according to the situation when the research is carried out. The results of this study showed that the Lieber Code does not limit all military necessities but only to some necessary elements for obtaining military objectives. Therefore, military necessity is not an exception to the law of armed conflict but rather explicitly states the restrictions that have been regulated in the law of armed conflict.
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