Definition of non-lethal weapon in international law
| Autor | Gennadiy Kurdyukov - Anastasia Drygina |
| Cargo | Faculty of Law, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia - Kazan Federal University. e-mail: ana_drygina@mail.ru |
| Páginas | 192-198 |
Periódico do Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas sobre Gênero e Direito
Centro de Ciências Jurídicas - Universidade Federal da Paraíba
V. 8 - Nº 07 - Ano 2019 – Special Edition
ISSN | 2179-7137 | http://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/ged/index
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DEFINITION OF NON-LETHAL WEAPON IN INTERNATIONAL
LAW
Gennadiy Kurdyukov1
Anastasia Drygina2
Abstract: This paper examines the
terminology, reveals the definition of
non-lethal weapon, provides a detailed
analysis of the criteria for lethality of
weapons, distinguishes between the
concepts of non-lethal and lethal
weapons, and non-lethal weapons are
also separated from other items used as
weapons. The international legal science
also lacks the universally accepted
definition of the non-lethal weapon
concept. That is why the authors have
paid attention to the question of
terminology in relation to this weapon,
as well as to the criteria on the basis of
which it can be distinguished from other
types.
Keywords: non-lethal weapons,
conventional weapons
Introduction
The definition of non-lethal
weapons is a cornerstone in the study of
1 Faculty of Law, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
2 Kazan Federal University. e-mail: ana_drygina@mail.ru
this topic. The term non-lethal weapons
is absent in international documents, and
that is not surprising since phenomenon
as non-lethal weapons was considered
only in the 1960s. At this point, perhaps
the most famous of all the definitions are
given by directive No.3000.3 of the
United States [Susan, Joseph and
Rutigliano, 2015]. Non-lethal weapons
are designed and used to minimize the
possibility of causing death, excessive
(serious) and permanent damage
[Stephen, 2015].
Methods
In the process of research, the
authors used general and special
methods of scientific knowledge. The
main research methods used in writing
this paper were the dialectical method,
the method of generalization, complex
and system analysis, synthesis, etc.
Special methods were also used: formal
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