Nasu, Hitoshi2015-12-081607-5889http://hdl.handle.net/1885/36347The 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 humanitariaKeywords: environmental protection; nanotechnology; precaution; proportionality; superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering; the principle of distinction201310.1017/S181638311200077X2016-02-24