Another negative scenario is military rule.

Military necessity cannot justify deviating from an IHL rule to seek a military advantage.

So Pakistanis have grimly accepted military rule as their destiny.

Military rule in Algeria continues de facto to this day.

The election effected the final transfer from military to civilian rule following the military coup in 2005.

So Pakistanis grimly learned to accept military rule as their destiny.

Gaza chanted yesterday, Down with military rule, down with the occupation

Paradise for Maurtania's martyrs, victims of the racist rule and the military dictatorships.

In Pakistan, the democratic transition, after years of military rule, is still not complete.

(c) It is absolute nonsense to talk of rule of law under a military administration

Thousands of people flocked back to Tahrir Square on Friday to protest against the country's military rule.

At first, we tried to show our displeasure with military rule by refusing to receive alms from them.

But we believe that the protests represent the beginning of the end of military rule in our country.

During these three periods of military rule, the country was able to align itself quickly with the US.

One important consequence of this is that an IHL rule cannot be derogated from by invoking military necessity unless that possibility is explicitly provided for in the rule in question.

RedDiaryPk writes on what this confirms the intentions of the current regime and the consequences of a military rule.

Successful transitions from military to civilian rule in Turkey, Spain, and elsewhere partly reflected sustained American and European support.

Long stretches of military rule, with its emphasis on command and control, has left policymaking in Pakistan highly centralized.

This obvious violation of the Army's rule prohibiting participation by military police in interrogation sessions does not surprise me.

Military rule and putsches stemming from factional infighting among generals were the norm until the early 1970 s, when university students overthrew a military dictatorship and opened up democratic space.

Nevertheless, coups, whether violent or peaceful, are the antithesis of democratic institutions, and military rule can last a long time.

Mauritanians have been protesting for political and economic reforms, and the end to military rule, for more than a year.

The February 25 movement, which opposes military rule in Mauritania, organised a human chain along the Gamal Abdul Naser street.

This rule requires, in particular, that the parties to a conflict minimize the dangers to civilians arising from military operations.

Those who expected the military to step down and recognize civilian supremacy in government will be disappointed to learn that the constitution allows the military to rule the country through various means.

Z. A. Bhutto s legacy was empowerment of the impoverished and defense of ordinary people s rights amid feudalistic politics and military rule.

Rule of distinction The parties to the conflict must at all times distinguish between civilians and combatants and between civilian objects and military objectives. Attacks may only be directed against military objectives Art.

This rule recognizes that civilian casualties and damage to civilian objects may occur during an attack against a military objective but requires that the military advantage anticipated outweigh the incidental impact on civilians.

In fact, Country A is democratic India, and Country B is Pakistan the country that has a long period of military rule.

The military seems to be reverting to the governing methods and even the feared security institutions of former President Hosni Mubarak s 30 year rule.

If there were no alternative ideas to one party authoritarianism, military rule, or nationwide chaos, the future of China would be very bleak indeed.

Successive waves of immigration continued under the rule of the Seljuk Turks who assumed positions of military and administrative responsibilities in the Seljuk Empire.

Habsburg Hungarian military Under Habsburg rule, Hungarian Hussars rose to international fame and served as a model for light cavalry in many European countries.

Rule on feasible precautions In the conduct of military operations, constant care must be taken to spare the civilian population, civilians and civilian objects.

This could have far reaching consequences for the PDP and the country. The PDP, in power since military rule ended in 1999, is widely disliked.

His non KGB, non military background suggests that his conception of the rule of law may not be entirely shaped by a cynical love of power.

Judging on the basis of Pakistan, and much of the rest of the Muslim world, periods of (corrupt) civilian rule will alternate with cleansing military coups.

President Jonathan s announcement triggered furious protests from his northern rivals, including Ibrahim Babangida, a former military dictator who reminded him that Olusegun Obasanjo, a southerner, had served as president from 1999, when military rule ended, to 2007, with northern support.

In a world of fair play, the flip side of rule making is compliance, and compliance may require enforcement, through economic sanctions and other non military measures.

In the development of Imperial rule from Principate to Dominate, the role of the Senate was increasingly marginalised and military loyalty became the key to Imperial authority.

Although they were taken into account during the negotiation of treaties, military necessity and humanity continue to limit actions for which there is no specific IHL rule.

But the problem with military rule is a tendency toward incomplete understanding of the implications of political decisions a problem that will be aggravated further by collective leadership.

Even in tiny Bahrain, the Sunni minority has, for now, succeeded in maintaining its rule over the Shia majority, albeit with military help from neighboring Sunni led countries.

In Burma, we see another model a bold attempt after decades of military rule to move in a controlled but purposeful way toward a new, inclusive form of government.

In turn, the military stepped in from time to time once every four years on average since 1932 ostensibly to suppress corruption, but retarding democratic rule in the process.