Related Rule
Burundi
Practice Relating to Rule 19. Control during the Execution of Attacks
Burundi’s Regulations on International Humanitarian Law (2007) states that “belligerents are obliged to … suspend an attack if it becomes apparent that the target is not a military objective or that the attack will cause damage to civilians which would be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated”.
Burundi, Règlement n° 98 sur le droit international humanitaire, Ministère de la Défense Nationale et des Anciens Combattants, Projet “Moralisation” (BDI/B-05), August 2007, Part I bis, p. 33; see also Part I bis, pp. 63 and 81.
The Regulations, under the heading “The Responsibility of each Commander regarding Respect for the Law of War”, states: “In all cases, an operation must be cancelled or suspended if it becomes apparent that the target is not a military objective.”
Burundi, Règlement n° 98 sur le droit international humanitaire, Ministère de la Défense Nationale et des Anciens Combattants, Projet “Moralisation” (BDI/B-05), August 2007, Part I bis, p. 44; see also Part I bis, p. 120.
