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What is a military objective?
Military objects are those that make an effective contribution to military action and whose destruction, capture or neutralization offers a definite military advantage to one’s operation under the present circumstances (i.e. not a potential future ...
Who is a combatant?
Combatants or fighters are members of armed groups or members of State armed forces.
Who are civilians?
Civilians are those individuals who are not combatants or fighters.
What are the three main rules of IHL?
Principle of distinction: Distinguish between civilians and fighters. Only attack military objects or persons directly participating in hostilities. Do not attack those people not participating in hostilities, nor objects expressly used by civilians. ...
What are key sources of IHL?
Treaty law: Including the four Geneva Conventions adopted in 1949 and their Additional Protocols adopted in 1977, etc. Relative dispositions to non-international armed conflicts are Common Article 3 of the four Geneva Convention and Additional ...