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Jul 5, 2022 · International humanitarian law (IHL) is a set of rules that seeks, for humanitarian reasons, to limit the effects of armed conflict. It protects persons who are not, or are no longer, directly or actively participating in hostilities, and imposes limits on the means and methods of warfare. IHL is also known as "the law of war" or "the law of ...
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May 21, 2021 · International humanitarian law (IHL) – also called the “law of war” or the “law of armed conflict” – sets out detailed rules that seek for humanitarian reasons to limit the effects of armed conflict. It protects those who are not, or are no longer, taking part in the fighting, and sets limits on the means and methods of warfare.
Apr 16, 2024 · The legal classification of armed conflict – determining whether a situation of violence is an international armed conflict (IAC) or a non-international armed conflict (NIAC) under international humanitarian law (IHL) – is key for understanding what rules of IHL apply to that specific context. The ICRC makes an independent determination of ...
- Persons Hors de Combat
- Persons Deprived of Their Liberty
- Children
- Women
- Internally Displaced Persons
Combatants who can no longer participate in combat are considered hors de combat and are protected from attack. A person hors de combat includes anyone who is wounded, sick, or shipwrecked, in the power of an adverse power, or clearly expresses their intention to surrender.
The third Geneva Convention protects the rights of prisoners of war during international armed conflicts and provides details on what their treatment and conditions of detention must be. Under International Humanitarian Law, there are also protections in place for civilian internees during situations of international armed conflict and for persons ...
Children can be particularly vulnerable to the effects of armed conflict and so there are special IHL provisions that aim to protect children during war. Children are at risk of recruitment into armed groups or other forms of exploitation. IHL prohibits the recruitment and use in hostilities of children under 15 years of age. The rules of Internati...
It is recognized that women face increased risks during armed conflict. These risks include sexual and gender-based violence, negative health consequences, especially during pregnancy; and additional difficulties providing for and caring for their family including elderly family members and young children. International Humanitarian Law protects ag...
It is prohibited to forcibly displace civilians during international armed conflicts with exceptions for security purposes of the civilian population or due to an imperative military reason. IHL also contains rules which can heighten domestic laws which ensure that, when displacement does take place, internally displaced persons are protected and t...
International humanitarian law. International humanitarian law (IHL), also referred to as the laws of armed conflict, is the law that regulates the conduct of war (jus in bello). [1][2] It is a branch of international law that seeks to limit the effects of armed conflict by protecting persons who are not participating in hostilities and by ...
weapons have made necessary many revisions and extensions of humanitarian law in long and patient negotiaions.t This Fact Sheet traces the evolution of international humanitarian law and outlines its present- day scope and meaning both for combatants and for civilians caught up in armed conflicts. First of all, a definition is needed.
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The ICRC study on customary International Humanitarian Law comes, after ten years of research, to the conclusion that 136 (and arguably even 141) out of 161 rules of customary humanitarian law, many of which are based on rules of Protocol I applicable as a treaty to international armed conflicts, apply equally to non-international armed conflicts.
