How does IHL regulate the means and methods of warfare? 13/8/2017 The right of parties to a conflict to choose means or methods of warfare is not unrestricted. IHL prohibits the use of means ...
What are the main IHL rules governing hostilities? 13/8/2017 There are three basic rules that regulate the way in which a party to an armed conflict may carry out military operations, i.e. ...
What does IHL say about deprivation of liberty? 13/8/2017, IHL IHL protects all those who are not or are no longer taking direct part in hostilities. In addition to the general protection given ...
What is the difference between IHL and human rights law? 13/8/2017, IHL What is international human rights law? Human rights law is a set of international rules, established by treaty or custom, on the basis ...
Who is bound by IHL? 13/8/2017, IHL All parties to an armed conflict – whether States or organized non-State armed groups – are bound by treaty and customary rules of ...
Whom does IHL protect? 13/8/2017, IHL IHL protects all victims of armed conflicts, including both civilians and combatants who have laid down their arms. The nature of the protection ...
What are the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols? 13/8/2017, IHL The origins of the 1949 Geneva Conventions The Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the ...
Missing persons – the wider impact 13/8/2017, Missing persons - overview The missing person The family – The families of the missing suffer in many ways. They may struggle economically without the main breadwinner. ...
When does IHL apply? 13/8/2017, IHL International Humanitarian Law (IHL) applies only in situations of armed conflict. It offers two systems of protection: one for international armed conflict and ...
Nuclear weapons: For the first time in 72 years, we have genuine hope 10/8/2017, IHL / News releases and statements Joint Statement on the anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Seventy-two years ago this week the cities of Hiroshima and ...
