law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law

One of its main aims is to stimulate reflection on all these matters.

The Challenges Report provides an overview of some of the challenges for IHL posed by contemporary armed conflicts, and outlines current or prospective ICRC action, positions, and areas of interest. The International Conference, which takes place every four years, brings together all the States party to the Geneva Conventions, all the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the ICRC. The ICRC has submitted a report like this one – the Challenges Report – to every International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent since 2003. VIII.In this report on international humanitarian law (IHL) and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sets out its views on a number of pressing humanitarian and legal issues. International Humanitarian Law (Armed conflict) is used: only for armed conflict, once the conflict has begun, and equally applied to both sides regardless of who started the fighting. It protects persons who are not, or are no longer, participating in hostilities, and imposes limits on the means and methods of. The protective scope of IHL: Selected issuesĢ) The specific protection of medical personnel and objectsĢ) The use of explosive weapons in populated areas What is international humanitarian law What is international humanitarian law armed International humanitarian law (IHL) is a set of rules that seeks, for humanitarian reasons, to limit the effects of armed conflict. Applicability of IHL: Selected issuesġ) The beginning and end of IHL applicabilityĢ) The geographic reach of IHL applicabilityģ) The applicability of IHL to terrorism and counterterrorism These reports aim to provide an overview of some of the challenges posed by contemporary armed conflicts for IHL, to generate broader reflection on those challenges and to outline ongoing or prospective ICRC action, positions and interest. The first three reports were submitted to the International Conferences held in 2003, 20. This is the fourth report on international humanitarian law (IHL) and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts prepared by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (International Conference). Document prepared by the International Committee of the Red Cross 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Geneva, Switzerland, 8-10 December 2015.

Law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law