Règle correspondante
Burundi
Practice Relating to Rule 15. The Principle of Precautions in Attack
Burundi’s Regulations on International Humanitarian Law (2007) states: “Constant care must be taken to spare the civilian population and civilian objects.”
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. 92; see also Part I bis, pp. 40 and 80.
The Regulations also states: “During military operations, all measures must be taken, even at the lowest level of hierarchy, to avoid civilians being affected by the shooting.”
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. 82.
Burundi’s Regulations on International Humanitarian Law (2007) states: “Before launching an attack, precautions must be taken to avoid civilian losses and damage that would be excessive in relation to the targeted 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, pp. 23, 40, 86, 91, 92 and 93.
The Regulations also states: “The planning of military action must include precautionary measures, aimed at avoiding civilian losses [or] … , in case they are inevitable, aimed at minimizing them as much as possible.”
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. 62; see also Part I bis, p. 63.
