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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). It is...

criminal law, the concept is used to convey the idea that the punishment of an offender should fit the crime. Under international humanitarian law governing...

international humanitarian law is a body of unwritten rules of public international law, which govern conduct during armed conflict. Customary international law, like...

humanitarian law International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement International Rescue Committee Red Swastika Society, in China World Humanitarian Day...

Humanitarian Law Center (HLC) (Serbian: Fond za Humanitarno pravo, Albanian: Fondi për të Drejtën Humanitare) is the Serbian non-governmental organisation...

of a humanitarian intervention. There is not one standard or legal definition of humanitarian intervention; the field of analysis (such as law, ethics...

The Humanitarian Law Project (founded 1985) is a U.S.-based non-profit organization, working to protect human rights and promote "the peaceful resolution...

international humanitarian laws consisting of four treaties and three additional protocols that establish international legal standards for humanitarian treatment...

conflicts have become more commonplace. The Customary International Humanitarian Law guide suggests that rules prohibiting use of civilians as human shields...

quarter", signifying they would not take prisoners. Under international humanitarian law, "it is especially forbidden [...] to declare that no quarter will...

International Law. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-83995-2. Solis, Gary D. (2016). The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War...

part of customary international law, always apply to the use of armed force." Positive international humanitarian law consists of treaties (international...

The International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL) is an independent, “non-profit, humanitarian association having social values as its objectives”...

World Humanitarian Day is an international day dedicated to recognize humanitarian personnel and those who have died working for humanitarian causes....

Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance, usually in the short-term, to people in need. Among the people in need are the homeless, refugees...

of Israel. According to The Economist, the law of armed conflict (LOAC) and international humanitarian law (IHL) grant Israel flexibility when it comes...

Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions and customary international humanitarian law, and is recognized as a war crime under the Rome Statute of the International...

within the army, and which has a humanitarian function during armed conflicts in accordance with international humanitarian law, and specific rights and responsibilities...

"international humanitarian law is not respected". The Polish Foreign Ministry stated, "Poland objects to the disregard for international humanitarian law". The...

professor at Leiden University, where she lectured on international humanitarian law, in particular on the rights of women and children during armed conflict...