ABSTRACT
The term ‘Dum-Dum bullets’ relates to the .303 centrefire rifle cartridges with a hollow-point style bullet that were made at the British arsenal in DumDum, India, in the late nineteenth century. The use of Dum-Dum and other expanding bullets was forbidden in wars between signatories of the Geneva Convention in 1864. This rule was reiterated by subsequent declarations of the Hague Conferences. It should be noted that the restrictions apply to war only and that no restriction applies to the use of this type of bullet if war has not been formally declared.
