AsslessBaboon OP t1_iuhfn13 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:04 AM

Reply to comment by uselessidiot42069 in Barrage of Russian strikes hits key Ukrainian infrastructure by AsslessBaboon

Basically another 'cap' to their never ending list of war crimes

FondleMyPlumsPlease t1_iuhkeqg wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:57 AM

That the thing, most infrastructure such as power, water, etc are considered to be military targets by the vast majority of modern military powers, as military do benefit & use the utilities.

It’s important to keep in mind (we) the US knocked out water, power, sewage, comms, etc one day one in Iraq. It’s definitely a moral issue but by no means is it directly considered to be a war crime.

AsslessBaboon OP t1_iuhljix wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:08 PM

Granted. acording to the ICRC’s study on customary international humanitarian law (IHL)

Practice Relating to Rule 42. Works and Installations Containing Dangerous Forces

>Article 56 of the 1977 Additional Protocol I provides:

>1. Works and installations containing dangerous forces, namely dams, dykes and nuclear electrical generating stations, shall not be made the object of attack, even where these objects are military objectives, if such attack may cause the release of dangerous forces and consequent severe losses among the civilian population. Other military objectives located at or in the vicinity of these works or installations shall not be made the object of attack if such attack may cause the release of dangerous forces from the works or installations and consequent severe losses among the civilian population.

https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v2_rul_rule42_sectiona

AsslessBaboon OP t1_iuhlr2j wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:11 PM

Its also important to note that

In many States customary international law – or the practice underlying its rules – can be invoked before national courts and tribunals. In Israel, for example, the Supreme Court delivered a judgment in 2008 concerning restrictions on the flow of fuel and electricity to Gaza. The court referred to customary IHL and the ICRC study which stated that "each party to a conflict is obliged to refrain from disrupting the passage of basic humanitarian relief to populations needing it in areas under its control."