Introduction to military legal context and its relevance to engineering
War is governed by its own set of rules, known as International Humanitarian Law (IIHL), often called the Laws of Armed Conflict (LOAC). Most of IHL relates to the conduct of warfare and its immediate aftermath, but IHL's evolution has been shaped by the technologies used in war. It accepts that war will happen but aims to minimise suffering so the results include both limitations on weapon design and requirements for improved performance. These affect many aspects of weapon design either directly or indirectly. This chapter describes the legal framework that applies to armed conflict. It shows how specific parts of international law set engineering requirements which must be met by a design.
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