armed conflict under international humanitarian law (the laws of war). Serious violations of international humanitarian law constitute war crimes. 117 It is widely recognized that a civilian ...

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 ...

Some delegations considered the general principle to reflect customary international law. A number of delegations stated that the definition of armed conflicts in article 2(b) deviated from the ...