| On the other hand, the States which are targeted by the weapons call for their illegality and their violation of the provisions of international law | |
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| Naim Awny , Al Dalies Hadaya , El Balawes Mohamad …, Birth Defects in Gaza, Prevalence Types,Familiarity and Correlation with Environmental Factors, Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2012 | htm The phosphorus weapon: between prohibition and use The history of mankind has witnessed a great number of wars and armed conflicts |
Notamment la loi humanitaire internationale? Between the support of the use of white phosphorus weapons and its opposition, a legal problem arises: Is the absence of an international convention banning white phosphorus weapons a justification for its use in wars and conflicts that makes it legitimate? Turner Mark , Jopson Barney , US, Ethiopia accused over Somalia, The Financial Times, July 27, 2007.
24| They are not selected or validated by us and can contain inappropriate terms or ideas | , The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War, Cambridge Univesity Press, 2010 |
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| Savica Vincenzo , Santoro Domenico … | Rude or colloquial translations are usually marked in red or orange |
Among the illegal weapons used in armed conflicts, particularly in the Middle East, is the white phosphorus weapon.
| Huelsman Tyler , What is Phosphorus, and How is it Measured, Fondriest Environmental ,Inc | , THE USE OF WHITE PHOSPHORUS AND THE LAW OF WAR, Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Volume 10 , 2007 |
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| Charles Richard, Iraq using Napalm in Marsh Offensive ,11 March 1994,The Independent | Beaumant Peter , Israel admits troops Israel admits troops may have used phosphorus shells in Gaza, The Guardian , January 21,2009 |
States using this weapon have often invoked legitimacy because international law has not expressly prohibited it.