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IRL, I'm not just a guy who makes dumb memes- I'm an attorney with a degree in Int'l Relations. And while I don't practice int'l law, there's something I really need to get off my chest;
@amnesty's reporting on 🇺🇦, and especially the claims of @DRovera, are steaming garbage. A🧵
@amnesty's reporting on 🇺🇦, and especially the claims of @DRovera, are steaming garbage. A🧵
Geneva Convention Pt. 4 controls conduct relative to civilians in a time of war. It was adopted in 1949 in response to the experiences of WWII. The purpose is to enact policies which minimize the risks to innocent civilians during times of war.
They key word to almost all provisions of int'l humanitarian law is the concept of "proportionality", i.e., that the goal sought by the military is not out of proportion with the suffering achieving that goal will cause to civilians.
