Nanotechnology and challenges to international humanitarian law: a preliminary legal assessment

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2013

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Nasu, Hitoshi

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Cambridge University Press

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The introduction of nanotechnology into our civil life and warfare is expected to influence the application and interpretation of the existing rules of international humanitarian law. This article examines the challenges posed to international humanitaria

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Keywords: environmental protection; nanotechnology; precaution; proportionality; superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering; the principle of distinction

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International Review of the Red Cross

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Journal article

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2037-12-31