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>despite the fact there was no international treaty or instrument protecting a civilian population specifically from attack by aircraft at the time There was t
by soperj 5y ago
>despite the fact there was no international treaty or instrument protecting a civilian population specifically from attack by aircraft at the time
There was the Hague Conventions from 1899/1907, specifically IV, that does exactly that.
- dijksterhuis 5y agoThis was literally copy-pasta from wikipedia. Feel free to edit the wikipedia entry if you think it's wrong.
- beerandt 5y agoJapan refused to sign IV(1889)/XIV(1907), so the restrictions on aerial bombardment wouldn't apply to either party.