By necessity, cavalry doctrine had changed since then, with emphasis being placed on dismounted firepower and covering fire from the flanks, using machine guns and attached artillery, to support cavalry charges.
For cavalry to survive, by necessity British cavalry doctrine had to change, as the emphasis was now on dismounted firepower and cavalry charges that were supported by covering fire from the flanks, by their own machine guns, and the guns of the Royal Horse Artillery RHAA).
"The Doctrine of Necessity says you can occasionally break the law to prevent greater harm," he said.
The report also said that interrogators could justify breaching laws or treaties by invoking the doctrine of necessity.
His faith was rooted mainly in a kind of mystical inner sense of predestination, not so far from that youthful doctrine of necessity.
"The National Assembly has illegally given power to the vice president to act as president, on the basis of what they call the doctrine of necessity," Mr. Musa said.
He went on to explain that he had believed in the doctrine of necessity—"that is, that the human mind is impelled to action, or held in rest by some power over which the mind itself has no control".
The doctrine of necessity in Anglo-American law relates to situations in which a person, confronted by the overwhelming pressure of natural forces, must make a choice between evils and engages in conduct that would otherwise be considered criminal.
This document, now widely known as the Torture Memo, which Addington helped to draft, also advised that, under the doctrine of "necessity," the President could supersede national and international laws prohibiting torture.
