The principles of necessity and proportionality

Adam Gastineau

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    Abstract

    In this chapter we will look at two jus in bello constraints that restrict the amount of force combatants are permitted to use during armed conflict. If the principle of discrimination determines whom we can kill and what we can break, proportionality and necessity determine the amount of damage we may permissibly do. In traditional Just War Theory these two constraints are often combined in discussion of the jus in bello proportionality principle. However, for greater clarity, I will pull them apart here.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationKey Concepts in Military Ethics
    EditorsDeane-Peter Baker
    Place of PublicationSydney
    PublisherNewSouth Publishing (an imprint of University of New South Wales Press)
    Pages150-156
    Volume1
    Edition1st
    ISBN (Print)9781742234380
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

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