Germany
Practice Relating to Rule 15. The Principle of Precautions in Attack
Section A. Constant care to spare the civilian population, civilians and civilian objects
Germany’s Military Manual (1992) states: “The civilian population as such as well as individual civilians … shall be spared as far as possible.”
Germany’s Soldiers’ Manual (2006) states: “When attacking a military objective, all necessary precautions shall be taken to spare as far as possible the civilian population located in the area or in the immediate vicinity of the object.”