Règle correspondante
Peru
Practice Relating to Rule 85. The Use of Incendiary Weapons against Combatants
Section A. The use of incendiary weapons in general
Peru’s IHL Manual (2004) states that war crimes include the “use of prohibited means or methods of warfare ([including] … incendiary weapons)”.
Peru, Manual de Derecho Internacional Humanitario para las Fuerzas Armadas, Resolución Ministerial Nº 1394-2004-DE/CCFFAA/CDIH-FFAA, Lima, 1 December 2004, § 31.a.(7); see also § 31.b.(2).(h).
The manual further states: “The use of tracer projectiles, whether incendiary or explosive, by or against an aircraft is not forbidden.”
Peru, Manual de Derecho Internacional Humanitario para las Fuerzas Armadas, Resolución Ministerial Nº 1394-2004-DE/CCFFAA/CDIH-FFAA, Lima, 1 December 2004, § 171.a.
Peru’s IHL and Human Rights Manual (2010) states that war crimes include the “use of prohibited means or methods of warfare ([including] … incendiary weapons)”.
Peru, Manual de Derecho Internacional Humanitario y Derechos Humanos para las Fuerzas Armadas, Resolución Ministerial No. 049-2010/DE/VPD, Lima, 21 May 2010, § 32(a)(7), p. 248; see also § 32(b)(2)(h), p. 248.
The manual further states: “The use of tracer projectiles, whether incendiary or explosive, by or against an aircraft is not forbidden.”
Peru, Manual de Derecho Internacional Humanitario y Derechos Humanos para las Fuerzas Armadas, Resolución Ministerial No. 049-2010/DE/VPD, Lima, 21 May 2010, § 162(a), p. 343.
In its Glossary of Terms, the manual defines “incendiary weapons” as: “Weapons or ammunition which, by using any medium, are primarily designed to set fire to objects or to burn persons through the action of flame, heat or a combination of both.”
Peru, Manual de Derecho Internacional Humanitario y Derechos Humanos para las Fuerzas Armadas, Resolución Ministerial No. 049-2010/DE/VPD, Lima, 21 May 2010, p. 395.
In 1977, during a debate in the First Committee of the UN General Assembly, Peru stated that incendiary weapons should be prohibited.
Peru, Statement before the First Committee of the UN General Assembly, UN Doc. A/C.1/32/PV.16, 28 October 1977, p. 22.
In 1995, in an official communiqué released by the Joint Command of the Peruvian armed forces, Peru denied having used flame-throwers in its conflict with Ecuador.
Peru, Joint Command of the Armed Forces, Official Communiqué No. 011 CCFFAA, Lima, 24 February 1995.
