Chapter 11: New weapons, old crimes?
Marina Castellaneta
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Monograph Chapter
Published:
30 Sep 2013
Page Range:
194–210
Collection:
Law 2013
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781955925.00021
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Since the end of World War II and the use of atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, issues regarding the limits on, and the criminal responsibility for, the use of new weapons have a risen under international humanitarian law (IHL). By 7 December 1963 the Tokyo District Court in Shimoda et al v The State underlined that: It is a fundamental principle of international law in time of war that a belligerent has not an unlimited right in choosing the means of injuring the enemy, and should not use such weapons, projectiles and other material as cause unnecessary pain.

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Cover War Crimes and the Conduct of Hostilities
War Crimes and the Conduct of Hostilities
Edited by Fausto Pocar, Marco Pedrazzi, and Micaela Frulli
Monograph Book
Published:
30 Sep 2013
Print ISBN:
9781781955918
eISBN:
9781781955925
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781955925
Pages:
416
Collection:
Law 2013
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