4 The articles discussed below are considered customary law, that is ... sets up duties to record and share information, protect humanitarian missions, and take all feasible precautions ...

including human rights law and international humanitarian law. The International Law Commission was established by the General Assembly in 1947 to promote the progressive development of ...

Across the globe, respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) is in crisis, threatening the very humanity that these laws seek to preserve. This is not an abstract issue. It is one that impacts ...

Violations of international humanitarian law —the laws of war— are not abstract concepts in Colombia, but the grim material of everyday life. War bursts into the daily activities of a farm ...

International humanitarian law (IHL), is also known as the law of war or the law of armed conflict. IHL is a set of rules which seek – for humanitarian reasons – to limit the effects of armed conflict ...

Yet, international humanitarian law is violated every day. At the United Nations, France promotes the universalization and respect for the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols. It is ...