Edited the title for length, original: "Clear Error in the Defense Department’s Law of War Manual: On Presumptions of Civilian Status" This article concerns t

Edited the title for length, original: "Clear Error in the Defense Department’s Law of War Manual: On Presumptions of Civilian Status" This article concerns the legal status of a rule applicable to military targeting operations. The rule states that in situations of doubt as to whether a person or an object is a civilian, they must be presumed to be civilian. The DoD Manual states that this rule is not binding international law (customary international law). The Manual reaches this conclusion based on fundamental legal errors, including improper citation of sources.