Peru
Practice Relating to Rule 8. Definition of Military Objectives
Peru’s IHL Manual (2004) states: “Military objectives are those objects which by their nature, location, purpose or use make an effective contribution to military action and whose total or partial destruction, capture or neutralization offers a definite military advantage.”
Peru’s IHL and Human Rights Manual (2010) states:
89. Military Objectives
Objects which by their nature, location, purpose or use make an effective contribution to military action and whose total or partial destruction, capture or neutralization offers a definite military advantage.
Peru’s Decree on the Use of Force by the Armed Forces (2010) states:
A military objective … is an objective which by its nature, location, purpose or use contributes to the actions of the hostile group and whose total or partial destruction, capture or neutralization offers a military advantage.
Peru’s IHL Manual (2004) states: “[Air] bombardment is legitimate only when directed exclusively against the following objectives: military forces … .”
Peru’s IHL and Human Rights Manual (2010) states: “[Air] bombardment is only legitimate when it is exclusively directed against the following objectives: military forces”.
Peru’s IHL Manual (2004) states: “[Air] bombardment is legitimate only when directed exclusively against the following objectives: … military works, military establishments or depots”.
Peru’s IHL and Human Rights Manual (2010) states: “[Air] bombardment is only legitimate when it is exclusively directed against the following objectives: … military works, military establishments or depots”.
Peru’s IHL and Human Rights Manual (2010) states: “Unless they enjoy immunity from attack, enemy warships and aircraft as well as enemy auxiliary vessels and aircraft are military objectives and can be attacked.”
Peru’s IHL Manual (2004) states: “[Air] bombardment is legitimate only when directed exclusively against the following objectives: … lines of communication … which are used for military purposes.”
Peru’s IHL and Human Rights Manual (2010) states: “[Air] bombardment is only legitimate when it is exclusively directed against the following objectives: … lines of communication … which are used for military purposes.”
Peru’s IHL Manual (2004) states: “[Air] bombardment is legitimate only when directed exclusively against the following objectives: … lines of … transport which are used for military purposes.”
The manual also states: “Merchant ships escorted by enemy warships and civilian aircraft escorted by enemy military aircraft can be attacked.”
Peru’s IHL and Human Rights Manual (2010) states: “[Air] bombardment is only legitimate when it is exclusively directed against the following objectives: … lines of … transport which are used for military purposes.”
The manual also states:
a. Enemy Merchant Ships
(1) Enemy merchant ships can only be attacked if they meet the definition of military objective.
(2) The following activities can turn an enemy merchant ship into a military objective:
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(d) Navigating in convoy with warships or enemy military aircraft.
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b. Enemy Civil Aircraft
(1) Enemy civil aircraft can only be attacked if it meets the definition of military objective.
(2) The following activities can turn an enemy civil aircraft into a military objective:
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(d) Flying under the protection of accompanying warships or enemy military aircraft.
Peru’s IHL Manual (2004) states: “[Air] bombardment is legitimate only when directed exclusively against the following objectives: … manufacturing plants constituting important and well-known centres for the production of arms, ammunition or characterized military supplies.”
Peru’s IHL and Human Rights Manual (2010) states: “[Air] bombardment is only legitimate when it is exclusively directed against the following objectives: … factories constituting important and well-known centres for the production of weapons, ammunition or supplies that are clearly of a military character”.