International humanitarian law

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body of international law branch of public international law law of armed conflict legal regime

International humanitarian law is the body of international rules that seeks to limit the effects of armed conflict by protecting persons who are not or are no longer participating in hostilities and by restricting the means and methods of warfare.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
international humanitarian law	5

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of international law ⓘ branch of public international law ⓘ law of armed conflict ⓘ legal regime ⓘ
aimsTo	limit the effects of armed conflict ⓘ protect persons no longer participating in hostilities ⓘ protect persons not participating in hostilities ⓘ restrict the means of warfare ⓘ restrict the methods of warfare ⓘ
appliesTo	international armed conflicts ⓘ non-international armed conflicts ⓘ
basedOn	principle of distinction ⓘ principle of humanity ⓘ principle of military necessity ⓘ principle of precaution in attack ⓘ principle of proportionality ⓘ
developedFrom	customs and practices of warfare ⓘ treaties between States ⓘ
distinctFrom	jus ad bellum ⓘ
enforcedThrough	international criminal tribunals ⓘ national courts ⓘ
governs	conduct of hostilities ⓘ protection of civilians in armed conflict ⓘ treatment of humanitarian relief personnel ⓘ treatment of medical personnel in armed conflict ⓘ treatment of prisoners of war ⓘ treatment of the wounded and sick in armed conflict ⓘ
hasAlias	IHL ⓘ jus in bello ⓘ law of war ⓘ
hasKeyInstrument	Geneva Conventions ⓘ surface form: Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions
hasTemporalScope	situations of armed conflict ⓘ
implementedBy	States Parties to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ
includes	Additional Protocol I ⓘ surface form: Additional Protocol I of 1977 Additional Protocol II ⓘ surface form: Additional Protocol II of 1977 Additional Protocol III ⓘ surface form: Additional Protocol III of 2005 Geneva Conventions ⓘ surface form: Geneva Conventions of 1949 Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 ⓘ customary international humanitarian law ⓘ rules on the prohibition of certain weapons ⓘ rules on the protection of cultural property in armed conflict ⓘ
monitoredBy	International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ
obliges	care for the wounded and sick without adverse distinction ⓘ humane treatment of persons in enemy hands ⓘ respect for the red cross and red crescent emblems ⓘ
prohibits	attacks directed against civilians ⓘ collective punishments ⓘ indiscriminate attacks ⓘ perfidy ⓘ pillage ⓘ starvation of civilians as a method of warfare ⓘ taking of hostages ⓘ torture ⓘ unnecessary suffering or superfluous injury ⓘ
relatedTo	international criminal law ⓘ international human rights law ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Inter arma caritas → associatedWith → International humanitarian law ⓘ

Jean → fieldOfWork → International humanitarian law ⓘ

subject surface form: Jean Henri Dunant