Restraint in Warfare and Appamāda: The Concept of Collateral Damage in International Humanitarian Law in Light of the Buddha’s Last Words

In international humanitarian law (IHL), collateral damage to civilians caught in warfare is restrained through the rule of proportionality. The first part of this chapter explains how this increasingly controversial area is dependent on the perceptions, values and good faith of the military command...

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Main Author: Samarakoon, Bhagya (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2021
In: Contemporary buddhism
Year: 2021, Volume: 22, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 299-321
Further subjects:B Proportionality
B appamāda
B Intention
B reasonable military commander
B laws of war
B Mindfulness
B international humanitarian law
B Karma
B Ashoka
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