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Section Law of air warfare Air warfare has been a dominant feature in several recent conflicts. There are no specific treaties regulating comprehensively the conduct of armed conflicts in the air. However, several aspects of the use of military aircraft are regulated in a number of international legal instruments, e.g. all the specific provisions on the conduct of hostilities in Additional Protocol I apply equally to air warfare, as long as there is a link to the protection of the civilian population and property on land. Additional Protocol I (art 49-58)  Key documentInternational Review of the Red Cross International Review of the Red Cross30-9-2005 Targeting the city: Debates and silences about the aerial bombing of World War IIThe article goes back to the early discussions of the morality of city bombing which took place before and during World War II and attempts to analyze both the moral argumentation and its historical context from the 1940s until today. (Info resources\International Review\2005 - No. 859) International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF 31-12-2000 Is the non liquet of the Final Report by the Committee Established to Review the NATO Bombing Campaign Against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia acceptable ?(Info resources\International Review\2000 - No. 840) International Review of the Red Cross  |
