Demolishing manufactured products, installations and materials, or interrupting them or putting them out of order for offensive or defensive purposes in the course of military operations. Destruction not justified by military necessity is prohibited.
See also Civilian objects; Property
OUTLINE
LEGAL SOURCE
CASES
ICJ/Israel, Separation Wall/Security Fence [A. paras 132 and 135]
Israel/Gaza, Operation Cast Lead [Part II, paras 913-989]
Israel, House Demolitions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Iraq, Forced displacement and deliberate destruction
Mali, Accountability for the Destruction of Cultural Heritage
Iraq: Situation of Internally Displaced Persons
Central African Republic, No Class: When Armed Groups Use Schools