See Civilian object; Pillage; Requisitions;
OUTLINE
Chapter 8, IV. 7. Protection of Private Property
Chapter 8, IV. 8. Specific prohibitions c) destruction of property
Chapter 8, IV. 9. The Administration of an Occupied Territory c) administration of public property
LEGAL SOURCE
PRIVATE PROPERTY
destruction
prohibition of pillage
prohibition of confiscation
limited admissibility of requisitions
PUBLIC PROPERTY
destruction
confiscation
administration of
CASES
Private
United States Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, United States v. Alfried Krupp et al.
Singapore, Bataafsche Petroleum v. The War Damage Commission
Israel/Gaza, Operation Cast Lead (Part II, paras 913-989)
Israel, Ayub v. Minister of Defence
Israel, House Demolitions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Israel, Al Nawar v. Minister of Defence
Israel, Evacuation of Bodies in Jenin
ECHR, Cyprus v. Turkey (Paras. 183-189 and 165-270)
Iran/Iraq, UN Security Council Assessing Violations of International Humanitarian Law (Part A., Annex, Paras. 32, 34, 50, 55 and 56)
Iraq, Forced displacement and deliberate destruction
Iraq: Situation of Internally Displaced Persons
Switzerland: Gold Looting Case
Public
BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESOURCES
Suggested readings:
ABOUALI Gamal, “Natural Resources under Occupation: The Status of Palestinian Water under International Law”, in Pace International Law Review, Vol. 10/2, 1998, pp. 411-574. ANDO Nisuke, Surrender, Occupation and Private Property in International Law, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1991, 208 pp. DINSTEIN Yoram, “The Israel Supreme Court and the Law of Belligerent Occupation: Demolitions and Sealing off of Houses”, in IYHR, Vol. 29, 1999, pp. 285-304. JIA Bing Bing, “‘Protected Property’ and its Protection in International Humanitarian Law”, in LeidenJournal of International Law, Vol. 15/1, 2002, pp. 131-153. LANGENKAMP R. Dobie & ZEDALIS Rex J., “What Happens to the Iraqi Oil?: Thoughts on Some Significant, Unexamined International Legal Questions Regarding Occupation of Oil Fields”, in EJIL, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2003, pp. 417-435. SASSÒLI Marco & CAMERON Lindsey, “The Protection of Civilian Objects Current State of the Law and Issues de Lege Ferenda”, in RONZITTI Natalino & VENTURINI Gabriella (eds), Current Issues in the International Humanitarian Law of Air Warfare, Utrecht, Eleven, 2005, pp. 35-74. STEWART James G., Corporate War Crimes: Prosecuting the Pillage of Natural Resources, New York, The Open Society Institute, 2010, 157 pp. VERHOVEN Sten, “A Missed Opportunity to Clarify the Modern Ius ad Bellum: Case Concerning Armed Activity on the Territory of the Congo”, in Revue de droit militaire et de droit de la guerre, Vol. 3-4, No 45, 2006, pp. 355-368. VITE Sylvain, “The Interrelation of the Law of Occupation and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: the Examples of Food, Health and Property”, in IRRC, Vol. 90, No. 871, September 2008, pp. 629-651. WATSON Geoffrey R. et al., “Agora: ICJ Advisory Opinion on Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory”, in AJIL, Vol. 99/1, January 2005, pp. 1-141.