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International humanitarian law

the principle permitting measures needed to defeat an enemy that are not otherwise prohibited, balanced against humanitarian limits.

In international humanitarian law, military necessity refers to the principle permitting measures needed to defeat an enemy that are not otherwise prohibited, balanced against humanitarian limits. This meaning comes from Schmitt (2011) in Essays on Law and War at the Fault Lines.[1]

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Schmitt, M. N. (2011). Military Necessity and Humanity in International Humanitarian Law: Preserving the Delicate Balance. In Essays on Law and War at the Fault Lines (pp. 89-129). T. M. C. Asser Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-740-1_3

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