WARPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

WARArmed contention between two or more States through their armed forces for the purpose of overpowering each other and imposing such conditions of peace as the pleases.

POLICY OF THE PHILIPPINES AS REGARDS WAR:

The Philippines renounces war as an instrument of nationalpolicy.

COMMENCEMENT OF WAR:

1.Declaration of War2.Rejection of an ultimatum3.Commission of an act of force regarded by

at least one of the parties as an act of war.

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF WAR:

Doctrine of Military Necessity

Belligerents may employ any amount and kind of force to compel the complete submission of the enemy with the least possible loss of lives,time and money.

Doctrine of Humanity

It prohibits the use of weapons which cause indiscriminate destruction or injury or inflictunnecessary pain or suffering

PRINCIPLE OF CHIVALRY

This principle requires the belligerents to give properwarning before launching a bombardment or prohibitthe use of perfidy in the conduct of hostilities.

EXCEPTION:

This principle does not prohibit Espionage

BELLIGERENT OCCUPATION

It is the temporary military occupation of the enemy’sterritory during the war.The occupant need not have its feet planted on everysquare foot of territory, provided it maintains effective control and military

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