Editing Napalm (section)

== International law ==
International law does not specifically prohibit the use of napalm or other incendiaries against military targets, but use against civilian populations was banned under [[Protocol on Incendiary Weapons|Protocol III]] of the United Nations [[Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons]] in 1980, which entered into force as international law in December 1983.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Docherty |first1=Bonnie |last2=Shortell |first2=Erin |last3=Macgale |first3=Jamie |last4=Chugh |first4=Aanchal |last5=Rather |first5=Shaiba |date=2020-11-09 |editor-last=Goose |editor-first=Steve |editor2-last=Wareham |editor2-first=Mary |title=They Burn Through Everything": The Human Cost of Incendiary Weapons and the Limits of International Law |url=https://www.hrw.org/report/2020/11/09/they-burn-through-everything/human-cost-incendiary-weapons-and-limits |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Human Rights Watch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Boddy |first=Alexis |date=2024-10-22 |editor-last=Joseph |editor-first=James |title=The Indiscriminate Danger of White Phosphorus: Exploring Its Use and Legal Status in Modern Warfare |url=https://www.jurist.org/features/2024/10/22/the-indiscriminate-danger-of-white-phosphorus-exploring-its-use-and-legal-status-in-modern-warfare/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Jurist News}}</ref> As of January 2023, 126 countries have ratified Protocol III.<ref name="status">{{cite web |title=Convention On Prohibitions Or Restrictions On The Use Of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed To Be Excessively Injurious Or To Have Indiscriminate Effects (With Protocols I, II And III) |url=https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/MTDSG/Volume%20II/Chapter%20XXVI/XXVI-2.en.pdf |accessdate=14 January 2023 |publisher=United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1342 |page=137}}</ref>