laws (and customs) of war
101Aerial bombing of cities — The aerial bombing of cities began in 1911, developed through World War I, grew to a vast scale in World War II, and continues to the present day.Aerial bombing before World War II Italian Turkish War of 1911 1912The very first aerial act of… …
102Area bombardment — Aerial area bombardment is the policy of indiscriminate bombing of an enemy s cities, for the purpose of destroying the enemy s means of producing military materiel, communications, government centres and civilian morale. It differs from the use… …
103Milan Lukić — Not to be confused with Milan Lučić. Milan Lukić Milan Lukić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Лукић) (born September 6, 1967 in Foča, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former head of the paramilitary group known as White Eagles (Beli… …
104Martens Clause — The Martens Clause was introduced into the preamble to the 1899 Hague Convention II – Laws and Customs of War on Land.[1] The clause took its name from a declaration read by Fyodor Fyodorovich Martens,[2] the Russian delegate at the Hague Peace… …
105Nuremberg Trials — For the 1947 Soviet film about the trials, see Nuremberg Trials (film). The Holocaust …
106Occupied territories — is a term of art in international law. In accordance with Article 42 of the Laws and Customs of War on Land (Fourth Hague Convention); October 18, 1907 [ [http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/lawofwar/hague04.htm#art42 Hague IV, MILITARY AUTHORITY… …
107Unconditional surrender — is a surrender without conditions, except for those provided by international law. Announcing that only unconditional surrender is acceptable puts psychological pressure on a weaker adversary. The most notable uses of the term have been by the… …
108Terror bombing — is a strategy of deliberately bombing and/or strafing civilian targets in order to break the morale of the enemy, make its civilian population panic, bend the enemy s political leadership to the attacker s will, or to punish an enemy.Legal… …
109Death and culture — All Is Vanity by C. Allan Gilbert, suggesting an intertwining between life and death. This article is about death in the different cultures around the world as well as ethical issues relating to death, such as martrydom, suicide and euthanasia.… …
110Occupied territory — Occupied Territories redirects here. For the Muslimgauze album, see Occupied Territories (album). Occupied territory is territory under military occupation. Occupation is a term of art in international law; in accordance with Article 42 of the… …
