there must be a legitimate aim for a measure

the measure must be suitable to achieve the aim (potentially with a requirement of evidence to show it will have that effect)

the measure must be necessary to achieve the aim, that there cannot be any less onerous way of doing it

the measure must be reasonable, considering the competing interests of different groups at hand

Non-combatant Casualty Value

Civilian casualty ratio

Convention on Cybercrime

Let the punishment fit the crime

[1986] 1 S.C.R. 103

R. v. Oakes

Ryuichi Shimoda et al. v. The State

Strict scrutiny

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Grimm, Dieter

Engle, Eric Allen (2012), , Dartmouth Law Journal, 10 (1): 1–11, SSRN 1431179

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"Military Necessity"