Law of Armed Conflict

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:International_Humanitarian_Law
gptkbp:appliesTo international armed conflicts
non-international armed conflicts
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:International_Criminal_Court
national courts
gptkbp:establishes prohibition of torture
protection of cultural property
protection of medical personnel
requirement to respect parliamentarians (sue for peace)
distinction between combatants and non-combatants
prohibition of collective punishment
prohibition of indiscriminate attacks
prohibition of perfidy
prohibition of pillage
prohibition of taking hostages
prohibition of unnecessary suffering
prohibition of use of certain weapons
protection of humanitarian relief personnel
requirement to account for missing persons
requirement to avoid unnecessary destruction
requirement to care for wounded and sick
requirement to facilitate family reunification
requirement to notify enemy of certain attacks
requirement to provide fair trial guarantees
requirement to respect medical transports
requirement to respect neutral states
requirement to respect protected zones
requirement to respect religious personnel
requirement to treat prisoners of war humanely
requirement to respect the Red Cross and Red Crescent emblems
requirement to protect the environment during conflict
requirement to respect journalists on dangerous missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Law of Armed Conflict
gptkbp:purpose protect persons not participating in hostilities
restrict means and methods of warfare
limit effects of armed conflict
gptkbp:regulates protection of civilians
treatment of prisoners of war
conduct of hostilities
protection of the wounded and sick
gptkbp:relatedTo war crimes
crimes against humanity
rules of engagement
gptkbp:source gptkb:Geneva_Conventions
gptkb:Hague_Conventions
Customary international law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:International_Humanitarian_Law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6