Madagascar
Practice Relating to Rule 8. Definition of Military Objectives
Madagascar’s Military Manual (1994) states:
C. Military objectives – DEFINITION
a) the armed forces except medical service and religious personnel and objects.
b) the establishments, buildings and positions where armed forces or their material are located (e.g. positions, barracks, stores, depots).
c) other objects: which make an effective contribution to military action and whose total or partial destruction, capture or neutralization, in the circumstances ruling at the time, offers a definite military advantage.
According to Madagascar’s Military Manual (1994), military objectives include “armed forces, with the exception of medical units and religious personnel and objects”.
According to Madagascar’s Military Manual (1994), military objectives include “establishments, constructions and positions where the armed forces and their materiel are located (for example positions, army barracks, depots)”.
Madagascar’s Military Manual (1994) states that “military means of transportation” are military objectives.
Madagascar’s Military Manual (1994) states that military objectives include “areas of land of tactical importance”.
Madagascar’s Military Manual (1994) states: “A military objective remains a military objective even if civilians are present inside it.”