Iran Plane Downing: Likely a Violation of International Humanitarian Law (But Not a War Crime)
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Iran Plane Downing: Likely a Violation of International Humanitarian Law (But Not a War Crime)
Issued date
14/01/2020
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english
Abstract
On Saturday, 8 January 2020, the Iranian government admitted that its armed forces inadvertently targeted Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752. An unexamined question in this tragedy is whether Iran violated international humanitarian law (IHL) by targeting the plane, and could the downing of the aircraft even be considered a war crime? If the information we have so far is accurate and the plane was indeed shot down by mistake (which I will assume for the purpose of this analysis), Iran most likely violated the law of armed conflict but did not commit a war crime.
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international law, humanitarian law, armed conflict, war crimes
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17/01/2020 9:19
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