Practice Relating to Rule 54. Attacks against Objects Indispensable to the Survival of the Civilian Population
Belgium’s Law of War Manual (1983) states that there is a prohibition to attack, destroy or render useless objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, “except if these objects are used by the adversary solely for the sustenance of its armed forces, or if that is not the case, if they serve nonetheless in direct support of military action”.