Canada
Practice Relating to Rule 23. Location of Military Objectives outside Densely Populated Areas
Canada’s LOAC Manual (1999) states: “To protect civilians, the parties to a conflict shall, to the maximum extent feasible … avoid locating legitimate targets within or near densely populated areas.”
Canada’s LOAC Manual (2001) states in its chapter on targeting:
To protect civilians, the parties to a conflict shall, to the maximum extent feasible:
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b. avoid locating legitimate targets within or near densely populated areas.