This article examines the redirection of incoming missiles when employed by defending forces to whom obligations to take precautions against the effects of attacks apply. The analysis proceeds in four steps. In the first step, the possibility of redirection is examined from an empirical standpoint. Step two defines the contours of the obligation to take precautions against the effects of attacks. Step three considers one variant of redirection, where a missile is redirected back towards the adversary. It is argued that such acts of redirection would fulfil the definition of attack under the law of armed conflict, and that prima facie conflicts of obligations could be avoided through interpretation of the feasibility standard embedded in the obligation to take precautions against the effects of attacks. Finally, step four analyzes acts of redirection against persons under the control of the redirecting State. Analyzing this scenario calls for an inquiry into the relationship between the relevant obligations under international humanitarian law and human rights law.

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防御部队转移攻击方向

本文研究了防御部队使用来袭导弹的重定向，这些部队有义务采取预防措施防止攻击的影响。分析分四个步骤进行。第一步，从经验的角度检查重定向的可能性。第二步定义了对攻击影响采取预防措施的义务的轮廓。第三步考虑重定向的一种变体，其中导弹被重定向回对手。有人认为，这种重定向行为将符合武装冲突法下的攻击定义，并且表面上通过解释包含在采取预防措施防止攻击影响的义务中的可行性标准，可以避免义务冲突。最后，第四步分析了针对受重定向国控制的人的重定向行为。分析这种情况需要调查国际人道主义法和人权法规定的相关义务之间的关系。