International Humanitarian Law Notes

INTRODUCTION The International Committee of Red Cross is a humanitarian organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, and a three time nobel prize laureate. Established in 1863, …

INTRODUCTION The international law has carved out new dimensions of social justice by establishing the International forum grievance redressal. International Criminal Court was created on …

INTRODUCTION The vast majority of contemporary armed conflicts are waged, not between States, but between States and organized armed groups or between such groups – …

INTRODUCTION International Humanitarian Law was conceived as the legal regime which limited the behaviour of parties in war-like situations. In the respective treaty laws, war-like …

Introduction The Internal Armed Conflict is defined as organisation of citizens in groups to create violence that is more in intensity then sporadic acts for …

International Humanitarian Law is mainly designed to govern armed conflicts. As a result, it provides detailed provisions for regulating the means and methods of warfare …

INTRODUCTION The Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, commonly referred to as the Fourth Geneva Convention and abbreviated …

What do these two terms talk about? JUS AD BELLUM JUS IN BELLO Right to engage in war Right conduct in war When? How? Where? …

Background On 22nd August 1864 twelve nations signed the first Geneva Convention, agreeing to guarantee neutrality to medical personnel, and to adopt a special identifying …

Introduction International Humanitarian Law is guarded by the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) which is also known as the promoter of International Humanitarian Law …

Introduction In the early 1860s, rules of warfare were either regulated by rulers and commanders or agreed on between belligerents in order to satisfy contemporary …

Introduction to International Humanitarian Law International Humanitarian Law is a part of public international law which mainly concerns itself with rules and regulations during the …