bombardment
Let an agent describe bombardments historically and legally, neutrally and from sources, with a focus on civilian protection and international humanitarian law, and without operational or targeting detail.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe bombardments historically and legally, neutrally and from sources, with a focus on civilian protection and international humanitarian law, and without operational or targeting detail.
An attack by artillery, naval guns, aircraft or missiles against fortifications, positions or towns, described here at the level of history, law and humanitarian impact only.
What it is for: A subject of military history, law and humanitarian response.
It can be summarise historical bombardments from reliable sources; explain protections for civilians under international law; find humanitarian and shelter information for civilians; find records, inquiries and memorials.
Distinguishing features
Military attack from a distance
Severe civilian impact
Regulated by the laws of war
Accounts often contested
What it looks like
Not described in operational terms; recorded in histories, reports and memorials.
How it is recognised
Named historical events with dates
Covered by international humanitarian law
Particle bombardment in physics is a different sense
Related models
is a kind of - category
is part of - context
is regulated by - law
is confused with - another sense
In practice
Families and kinds
historical sieges and bombardments
naval bombardments (historical)
aerial bombardments (historical)
bombardment in physics (separate sense)
Standards and regulation
Geneva Conventions Additional Protocol I
Hague Convention IX on naval bombardment
Rome Statute
Failure modes and hazards
Providing tactical or targeting detail
Taking sides in contested accounts
Graphic content
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
History Which event.
Sources identify events.
Event
Name and date.
Event
Event identity.
- Which historical event is meant, with dates and parties? provenance
- Which sources document it? provenance
Accounts
Contested accounts.
Accounts
Accounts.
- Where do accounts differ? boundary
- Are claims attributed to their sources? boundary
Civilians Protection.
Civilian safety comes first.
Safety
Shelter.
Safety
Civilian safety.
- Is the person currently in danger? boundary
- Which official civil protection or emergency channels apply? action
Aid
Humanitarian help.
Aid
Humanitarian aid.
- Which humanitarian organisations help affected people? provenance
- How can someone trace missing relatives? action
Law Legal framework.
Law protects civilians.
Rules
IHL.
Rules
Legal rules.
- Which rules of international humanitarian law apply? provenance
- What do they say about civilians and cultural property? provenance
Accountability
Investigations.
Accountability
Accountability.
- Were there investigations or court cases? provenance
- What did they find? provenance
Handling Agent conduct.
Non-operational only.
Limits
No operational help.
Limits
Operational limits.
- Does the request seek tactical, targeting or weapons help? boundary
- How should the agent decline and redirect? action
Senses
Disambiguation.
Senses
Other senses.
- Is particle bombardment in physics meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should named events be separate entries?
- How should casualty figures be sourced?
- How should the physics sense be split off?