Law of Armed Conflict

Today we begin a series of lectures on the law of armed conflict, which is also known as the law of war, international humanitarian law, or simply IHL. To begin ...

Understanding Self-Defense and the Law of Armed Conflict

In this post, we examine the legal basis for using force against individuals during armed conflict, with emphasis on the notions of individual self-defense.

Armed Conflict - Amnesty International

International humanitarian law – known as the laws of war – establishes what can and cannot be done by parties to an armed conflict. These laws seek to minimize ...

LibGuides: Military Law Research: Law of Armed Conflict

Introduction to the Law of Armed Conflict. International Humanitarian Law, also known as the Law of War or the Law of Armed Conflict, is ...

International humanitarian law - Wikipedia

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).

brief overview of the law of war - DoD General Counsel

DoD Directive 2311.01 contains the longstanding DoD policy to comply with the law of war during all armed conflicts, however characterized (DoD Directive ...

What is International Humanitarian Law? - ICRC

International humanitarian law is a set of rules which seek, for humanitarian reasons, to limit the effects of armed conflict. It protects.

Department of Defense Law of War Manual (Updated July 2023)

... Law: The Law of Peace (Sept. 1, 1979). 7 Department of the Air Force Pamphlet 110-31, International Law – The Conduct of Armed Conflict and Air.

Chapter V: Principles and Sources of the Law of Armed Conflict

5 (war crimes under international law) (p. 343). 4. Joint Pub. 1-02, at 206. The rules governing the actual conduct of armed conflict are variously ...

The Law of Armed Conflict

The Law of Armed Conflict. The Law of Armed Conflict or International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is the law that regulates the conduct of participants during an ...

International Legal Protection of Human Rights in Armed Conflict

Serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law are common in many armed conflicts. In certain circumstances, some of these violations may ...

Introduction to the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) - Geneva Call

by a universal sense of human dignity. Page 7. Distinction. LOAC PPT 2, Introduction to the Law of Armed Conflict - 7. Only military objectives can be attacked, ...

International Humanitarian Law (IHL) - Red Cross

International humanitarian law, also known as the law of armed conflict, is the body of wartime rules that protect people who are not or are no longer ...

Rulac: The Rule of Law in Armed Conflict Project

Launched in 2007, the Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts (RULAC) online portal systematically qualifies situations of armed violence using the definition of armed ...

Law of war - Wikipedia

Principles of the laws of war · Military necessity · distinction · proportionality · humanity · honor ...

Today's Armed Conflicts - The Geneva Academy of International ...

Our Rule of Law in Armed Conflict Online Portal (RULAC) ... armed violence that amount to an armed conflict under international humanitarian law.

LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT DESKBOOK - JAGCNet

This Law of Armed Conflict Deskbook is intended to replace, in a single bound volume, similar individual outlines that had been distributed as part of the ...

International Humanitarian Law - European Commission

International humanitarian law (IHL) is a set of rules that seek to limit the effects of armed conflict.

General Background and Basic Principles of the Law of Armed Conflict

DOD policy is that “[m]embers of the DoD Components comply with the law of war during all armed conflicts, however such conflicts are ...

The Law of Armed Conflict

1 - Rules of War, Laws of War pp 3-37 Access 2 - Codes, Conventions, Declarations, and Regulations pp 38-72 Access 3 - Two World Wars and Their Law of Armed ...