AN INTERROGATION OF THE SCOPE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF DISTINCTION IN THE COURSE OF THE RUSSIA’S WAR ON UKRAINE 2022
1 Department of International Law and Jurisprudence, University of Jos.
2 Department of Public and Private Law, Bingham University Karu, Nasarawa State.
* Corresponding author: yilkangwulengkah@gmail.com
2 Department of Public and Private Law, Bingham University Karu, Nasarawa State.
* Corresponding author: yilkangwulengkah@gmail.com
Abstract
The principle of distinction is the cornerstone of the protection regime
available to the civilians and civilian objects during armed conflict. This
forms the basis for the robust provisions dedicated to the protection of
these protected entities in Geneva Convention iv and additional protocols 1
& 2 of 1977 and other related laws governing the conduct of hostilities. This
article examines the scope of compliance with the principle of distinction in
the Russian/Ukraine war 2022. It highlights some of the civilian objects that
came under attack and the number of lives lost. It recommends free and
transparent access to investigators to unearth the perpetrators with a view
to making them account for their wrongful acts.
Keywords
International armed conflict
grave breaches
civilians and civilian objects
military objectives
principle of distinction.
How to Cite
Yilkang, W. G., & Goar, D. D. (2023). AN INTERROGATION OF THE SCOPE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF DISTINCTION IN THE COURSE OF THE RUSSIA’S WAR ON UKRAINE 2022. Journal of International Law and Jurisprudence, 8(1), 492-506. https://doi.org/10.68193/jilj.2023.lfaxq8jt
W. G. Yilkang, and D. D. Goar, "AN INTERROGATION OF THE SCOPE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF DISTINCTION IN THE COURSE OF THE RUSSIA’S WAR ON UKRAINE 2022," Journal of International Law and Jurisprudence, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 492-506, June 2023. doi: 10.68193/jilj.2023.lfaxq8jt