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This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-04-14 and was most recently seen on 2026-04-14.
Distinction is a principle under international humanitarian law governing the legal use of force in an armed conflict, whereby belligerents are required to distinguish between combatants and non-combatants : parties to a conflict must “direct their operations only against military objectives.” Combatant in this instance means persons entitled to directly participate in hostilities and thus are not afforded immunity from being directly targeted in situations of armed conflict. Protected civilian in this instance means civilians who are enemy nationals or neutral citizens outside of the territory of a belligerent power. Distinction, proportionality, and precaution are important factors in assessing military necessity in that the harm caused to protected civilians or civilian property must be proportional and not "excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated" by an attack on a military objective.
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