ion as such or against individual civilians.
3. The indiscriminate use of weapons to which this Article applies is prohibited. Indiscriminate use is any placement of such weapons:
a) which is not on, or directed against, a military objective; or
b) which employs a method or means of delivery which cannot be directed at a specific military objective; or
c) which may be expected to cause incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, damage to civilian objects, or a combination thereof, which would be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated.
4. All feasible precautions shall be taken to protect civilians from the effects of weapons to which this Article applies. Feasible precautions are those precautions which are practicable or practically possible taking into account all circumstances ruling at the time, including humanitarian and military considerations.
Article 4
Restrictions on the use of mines other than remotely
delivered mines, booby-traps and other devices
in populated areas
1. This Article applies to:
a) mines other than remotely delivered mines;
b) booby-traps; and
c) other devices.
2. It is prohibited to use weapons to which this Article applies in any city, town, village or other area containing a similar concentration of civilians in which combat between ground forces is not taking place or does not appear to be imminent, unless either:
a) they are placed on or in the close vicinity of a military objective belonging to or under the control of an adverse party; or
b) measures are taken to protect civilians from their effects, for example, the posting of warning signs, the posting of sentries, the issue of warnings or the provision of fences.
Article 5
Restrictions on the use of remotely delivered mines
1. The use of remotely delivered mines is prohibited unless such mines are only used within an area which is itself a military objective or which contains military objectives, and unless:
a) their location can be accurately recorded in accordance with Article 7 "1"a"; or
b) an effective neutralizing mechanism is used on each such mine, that is to say, a self-actuating mechanism which is designed to render a mine harmless or cause it to destroy itself when it is anticipated that the mine will no longer serve the military purpose for which it was placed in position, or a remotely-controlled mechanism which is designed to render harmless or destroy a mine when the mine no longer serves the military purpose for which it was placed in position.
2. Effective advance warning shall be given of any delivery or dropping of remotely delivered mines which may affect the civilian population, unless circumstances do not permit.
Article 6
Prohibition on the use of certain booby-traps
1. Without prejudice to the rules of international law applicable in armed conflict relating to treachery and perfidy, it is prohibited in all circumstances to use:
a) any booby-trap in the form of an apparently harmless portable object which is specifically designed and constructed to contain explosive material and to detonate when it is disturbed or approached, or
b) booby-traps which are in any way attached to or associated with:
i) internationally recognized protective emblems, signs or
signals;
ii) sick, wounded or dead persons;
iii) burial or cremation sites or graves;
iv) medical facilities, medical equipment, medical
supplies or medical transportation;
v) children's toys or other portable objects or products
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