The Military Commander’s Necessity - Title page

pp iii-iii

Copyright page

pp iv-iv

Dedication

pp v-vi

Contents

pp vii-xii

Preface

pp xiii-xv

Table of Cases

pp xvi-xviii

Table of Treaties

pp xix-xxii

1 - Introduction

pp 1-22

Part I - Concept, History and Basics

pp 23-126

2 - Elements of Military Necessity

pp 25-47

3 - Military Necessity and Its History

pp 48-63

4 - Assessing Military Necessity through a Military Margin of Appreciation

pp 64-89

5 - Assessing Necessity and Criminal Responsibility

pp 90-102

6 - Military Necessity and Humanitarian Considerations

pp 103-126

Part II - Distinction As Limitation upon Military Necessity in the Law of Armed Conflict

pp 127-228

7 - The Principle of Distinction: Also a Limitation upon Military Necessity

pp 129-144

8 - Military Objects

pp 145-162

9 - Combatants As Lawful Targets

pp 163-179

10 - Military Necessity and the Notion of ‘Lawful Combatancy’

pp 180-206

11 - Who Are Civilians and When Do They Lose Their Protection?

pp 207-228

Part III - Effectuating Distinction: Enforcing an Ultimate Balance between Necessities of War and Considerations of Humanity

pp 229-338

12 - Protection of the Civilian Population and Perceptions of Military Necessity

pp 231-254

13 - Military Necessity and Proportionality

pp 255-275

14 - Military Necessity and the Scope and Nature of Military Advantage

pp 276-314

15 - The Commander’s Ultimate ‘Margins’: Assessing Excessiveness and Feasibility

pp 315-338

Part IV - The Exceptive Face of Military Necessity

pp 339-396

16 - Destruction and Seizure of Property When Military Necessity Requires

pp 341-362

17 - Military Necessity and Rules on Special Protection

pp 363-396

Part V - Conclusions

pp 397-409