Proportionality in Military Force at War?'s Multiple Levels: Averting Civilian Casualties vs. Safeguarding Soldiers

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Author	Ziv Bohrer - Mark Osiel
Position	Research Fellow, Sacher Institute, Hebrew University-Faculty of Law 2012-2013 - Aliber Family Chair, College of Law, University of Iowa, Harvard J.D., Ph.D. 1987

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