Rules of Deception
In: Juhlin , J 2015 ' Rules of Deception ' Forsvarsakademiets Forlag .
In all wars, deception has been an important element for the military planners, on both the tactical level and the operational level. The good, effective deception operation is of great risk of conflicting with the current Laws of Armed Conflicts, which will be of great concern for the deception planner, who strives to fight wars and conflicts in accordance with international customary law, and conventions. This paper seeks to examine the theory of deception in the light of the laws of armed conflict. It will show where and how the means of deception can collide with the law. The paper will do this by examining 14 relevant cases with a theoretical reference to the taxonomy of deception (as presented by James D. Monroe), and analyse it according to the laws of armed conflict. The cases are all inspired by historical cases or by current events taking place in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Finally, the paper will discuss how the inclusion of mission specific rules of deception can greatly help define the boundaries, and give necessary guide lines for conducting deception operations within the laws of armed conflict. ; In all wars, deception has been an important element for the military planners, on both the tactical level and the operational level. The good, effective deception operation is of great risk of conflicting with the current Laws of Armed Conflicts, which will be of great concern for the deception planner, who strives to fight wars and conflicts in accordance with international customary law, and conventions. This paper seeks to examine the theory of deception in the light of the laws of armed conflict. It will show where and how the means of deception can collide with the law. The paper will do this by examining 14 relevant cases with a theoretical reference to the taxonomy of deception (as presented by James D. Monroe), and analyse it according to the laws of armed conflict. The cases are all inspired by historical cases or by current events taking place in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Finally, the paper will discuss how the inclusion of mission specific rules of deception can greatly help define the boundaries, and give necessary guide lines for conducting deception operations within the laws of armed conflict.