Burundi
Practice Relating to Rule 10. Civilian Objects’ Loss of Protection from Attack
Burundi’s Regulations on International Humanitarian Law (2007) states: “A civilian object may become a military objective for reasons of military necessity. This is, [for example], the case with a bridge, which is a civilian object but may become a military objective if it is used by the adversary.”
Burundi’s Regulations on International Humanitarian Law (2007) states: “In case of doubt, the object in question must be considered to be a civilian object.”
The Regulations further states: “In case of doubt, an object which is normally subjected to civilian use must be considered to be civilian in character.”
The Regulations also states: “In case of doubt about the civilian character of an object, it must be presumed not to be utilized in a way that effectively contributes to the adversary’s action.”