Règle correspondante
Ecuador
Practice Relating to Rule 1. The Principle of Distinction between Civilians and Combatants
Section C. Attacks against civilians
Ecuador’s Naval Manual (1989) states: “Civilians and civilian objects may not be made the object of attack.”
Ecuador, Aspectos Importantes del Derecho Internacional Marítimo que Deben Tener Presente los Comandantes de los Buques, Academia de Guerra Naval, 1989, § 8.1.2; see also §§ 11.2 and 11.3.
The manual further states that “bombardment for the sole purpose of attacking and terrorizing the civilian population” constitutes a war crime.
Ecuador, Aspectos Importantes del Derecho Internacional Marítimo que Deben Tener Presente los Comandantes de los Buques, Academia de Guerra Naval, 1989, § 6.2.5.
