‘Not Knowing Is Most Intimate’: Koan Practice and the Fog of War

The branch of international humanitarian law (IHL) pertaining to targeting is notoriously challenging for decision makers to apply in practice. The rules of distinction, precautions and proportionality in attack form the bedrock of targeting law, but compliance with these rules requires combatants t...

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Main Author: Trew, Noel Maurer (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2021
In: Contemporary buddhism
Year: 2021, Volume: 22, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 223-251
Further subjects:B Koan
B targeting
B Buddhism
B conduct of hostilities
B Meditation
B precautions
B fog of war
B Attention
B International Humanitarian Law
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