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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 [1] is prohibited.

See also Civilian objects [2]; Property [3]

OUTLINE

Chapter 8, IV. 8. c) Destruction of property [4]

LEGAL SOURCE

    CIHL, 50 [5]

Grave breach:

    GCI, 50 [6] (see ICRC updated Commentary [7])

    GCII, 51 [8] (see ICRC updated Commentary [9])

    GCIII, 130 [10]

    GCIV, 147 [11]

CASES

ICJ/Israel, Separation Wall/Security Fence [A. paras 132 and 135] [12]

Israel/Gaza, Operation Cast Lead [Part II, paras 913-989] [13]

Israel, House Demolitions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory [14]

Iran, Victim of Cyber warfare [15]

Iraq, Forced displacement and deliberate destruction [16]

Mali, Accountability for the Destruction of Cultural Heritage [17]

Iraq: Situation of Internally Displaced Persons [18]

Central African Republic, No Class: When Armed Groups Use Schools [19]


Source URL: https://casebook.icrc.org/glossary/destruction

Links
[1] https://casebook.icrc.org/glossary/military-necessity
[2] https://casebook.icrc.org/glossary/civilian-objects
[3] https://casebook.icrc.org/glossary/property
[4] https://casebook.icrc.org/law/civilian-population#iv_8_c
[5] https://www.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule50
[6] https://www.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Article.xsp?action=openDocument&documentId=8DE472A17F7E30AFC12563CD0051A2D6
[7] https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Comment.xsp?action=openDocument&documentId=21B052420B219A72C1257F7D00587FC3
[8] https://www.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Article.xsp?action=openDocument&documentId=14F60F779A9C29F2C12563CD0051A8FF
[9] https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Comment.xsp?action=openDocument&documentId=51B3435E776E06CEC1258115003EC277
[10] https://www.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Article.xsp?action=openDocument&documentId=DD77A07DBDF8B9A2C12563CD0051B5EC
[11] https://www.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Article.xsp?action=openDocument&documentId=F8D322BF3C0216B2C12563CD0051C654
[12] https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/icjisrael-separation-wallsecurity-fence-occupied-palestinian-territory#part_a_para_132
[13] https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/israelgaza-operation-cast-lead#part_ii_para_913
[14] https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/israel-house-demolitions-occupied-palestinian-territory
[15] https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/iran-victim-cyber-warfare
[16] https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/iraq-forced-displacement-and-deliberate-destruction
[17] https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/mali-accountability-destruction-cultural-heritage
[18] https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/iraq-situation-internally-displaced-persons
[19] https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/central-african-republic-no-class-when-armed-groups-use-schools