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    International humanitarian law aims to protect humans and safeguard dignity during armed conflict by limiting the effects of war. It establishes standards for humane treatment, restricting means and methods of warfare and protecting non-combatants. The key components establishing these standards are the Geneva Conventions, Hague Conventions, and subsequent treaties and customary international law. International humanitarian law seeks to balance military necessity with humanity during times of armed conflict.

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    International humanitarian law aims to protect humans and safeguard dignity during armed conflict by limiting the effects of war. It establishes standards for humane treatment, restricting means and methods of warfare and protecting non-combatants. The key components establishing these standards are the Geneva Conventions, Hague Conventions, and subsequent treaties and customary international law. International humanitarian law seeks to balance military necessity with humanity during times of armed conflict.

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    International humanitarian law aims to protect humans and safeguard dignity during armed conflict by limiting the effects of war. It establishes standards for humane treatment, restricting means and methods of warfare and protecting non-combatants. The key components establishing these standards are the Geneva Conventions, Hague Conventions, and subsequent treaties and customary international law. International humanitarian law seeks to balance military necessity with humanity during times of armed conflict.

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    Introduction We have something called Humanitarian Aid?

    Definition by ICRC (International Committee of the Red - is a response to a crisis or emergency and is
    Cross) material, food, water, clothing, etc. assistance for
    saving lives, alleviating suffering, and maintaining
    • International rules established by treaty of
    human dignity, and does not address the
    custom which are specifically intended to solve
    underlying socioeconomic factors which lead to
    humanitarian problems directly arising from
    the crisis or emergency.
    international or non-international armed conflicts
    and which, for humanitarian reasons, limit the Internationally, this is invoked two ways:
    right of the parties to a conflict to use methods
    and means of warfare of their choice or protect 1. Peacetime- Human Rights Law
    persons and property that are, or may be, 2. Armed conflict- International Humanitarian Law
    affected by the conflict. • Armed conflict- "Armed conflict exists whenever
    Which means that--------The aim of international there is a resort to armed force between States or
    humanitarian law is protracted violence between governmental
    authorities and organised armed groups or
    (1)to protect the human being and between such groups within a State."
    (2)to safeguard the dignity of man in the extreme So going back…
    situation of war.

    Components
    In other words, it seek for humanitarian reasons
    to limit the effects of armed conflict.
    It protects persons who are not or are no longer 1. Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, and
    participating in the hostilities and restricts the three additional protocols, that establish the
    means and methods of warfare. standards of international law for humanitarian
    treatment in war. The singular term Geneva
    Convention usually denotes the agreements of
    The provisions of international humanitarian law have 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second
    always been tailored to fit human requirements. They are World War (1939–1945), which updated the
    bound to the aspiration of the protection of man from the terms of the two 1929 treaties, and added two
    consequences of brute force. The duty to respect the new conventions.
    individual takes on special significance when the 2. Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 are a
    perpetrator of the violence is the State. series of international treaties and declarations
    negotiated at two international peace
    Clearly, therefore, international humanitarian law- is a conferences at The Hague in the Netherlands.
    part of that branch of international law safeguarding Along with the Geneva Conventions, the Hague
    human rights from abuse by State power. Conventions were among the first formal
    statements of the laws of war and war crimes in
    International Humanitarian Law the body of secular international law.

    • Often referred to as the law of war, the law and 3. As well as subsequent treaties, case law, and
    customs of war or the law of armed conflict customary international law.
    • It defines the conduct and responsibilities of
    belligerent ( an individual, group, country or other
    entity which acts in a hostile manner, such as
    engaging in combat), nations, neutral nations and
    individuals engaged in warfare, in relation to each
    other and to protected persons

    Rationale:
    • The necessity to have rules, even in times of
    armed conflict
    • The feeling (common to all civilizations ) that
    under certain circumstances, human being friend
    or foe must be protected and respected

    Before we discuss the components of IHL…

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