About Peculiarities of Legal Regime of “New” Means and Methods of Warfare
Abstract
This article explores the problem addressing the application of international humanitarian law for legal qualification of uses of “new” means and methods of warfare. Author alleges that any new mean or method of warfare has to be considered legally as a “new” until a statistical data related to the consequences of its use on the battlefield unveiled and compared to the consequences of the use of well-known means and methods of warfare.
About the Author
Stanislav Valentinovich Korostelev
North-West Institute of Management - branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Review
For citations:
Korostelev S.V. About Peculiarities of Legal Regime of “New” Means and Methods of Warfare. Administrative Consulting. 2015;(6):50-57. (In Russ.)
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