Rule 50
Subject to the specific protection of Sections K and L of this Manual, enemy civilian aircraft are liable to attack if engaged in any of the activities set forth in Rule 27.
[Commentary]
- This Rule is meant to emphasize that enemy civilian aircraft are protected from attack (see Rule 47).
- Enemy civilian aircraft employed as medical aircraft enjoy specific protection from attack under Section L. This specific protection of attack may be lost if the medical aircraft is engaged in acts harmful to the enemy (see Rule 83). The expression “acts harmful to the enemy” is dealt with in Rule 74, part of Section K.
- Civilian airliners may be attacked only if they constitute military objectives under Rule 63 and if the conditions laid down in Rule 68 are fulfilled.
- Rule 50 applies also in non-international armed conflict.
Categories: I: Enemy Civilian Aircraft
