On Aug. 12, 1949, the international community ratified the Geneva Conventions, also known as the International Humanitarian Law (IHL), establishing the rules and guidelines during armed conflict. The ...

Many humanitarian law experts would argue that Hamas and Israel are engaged in what is known as a "non-international armed conflict."In other words, it would be classified the same way as a civil ...

The Israel Defense Forces bend over backward to comply with the law of armed conflict and the Geneva Conventions in their ongoing fight with Islamic terrorist groups such as Hamas.

It is worthwhile acquiring the following books: Yoram Dinstein, The Conduct of Hostilities under the Law of International Armed Conflict (Cambridge UP, 3rd ed., 2016), Roberts and Guelff, Documents on ...

A Palestinian child wounded in an Israeli bombardment is carried into a hospital south of the Gaza Strip, Nov. 2, 2023. International humanitarian law seeks, for humanitarian reasons, "to limit ...

Judge Andrew Oldham, a Trump appointee, asked if there was any case law that shows you can “second-guess the president of the ...

The IDF Military Advocate General’s International Conference on the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) began today (Monday). The conference is being led by the Military Advocate General, MG Yifat ...

See “Law of Armed Conflict Beyond Black and White: Navigating the Gray Areas of Warfare,” Military Law Center, The Law of Armed Conflict: A Guide to Responsible Warfare (militarylawcenter.com).

International humanitarian law (the laws of war) imposes upon parties to an armed conflict legal obligations to reduce unnecessary suffering and to protect civilians and other non-combatants. It ...

Some experts on the law of armed conflict, or international humanitarian law, argue that Mr. Türk’s analysis overlooks the fact that the laws of war apply in this situation.

Neither journalists nor television broadcast outlets are immune from attack if they are involved in military activity.The post Targeting Iranian state TV: Legal under international law? appeared first ...