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What is Law of War

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Is the component of international law that regulates the conditions for initiating war (jus ad Bellum) and the conduct of warring parties (Jus in Bello). Laws of war define sovereignty and nationhood, states and territories, occupation, and other critical terms of the law.
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International Humanitarian Law: Protection of Human Rights During Armed Conflicts
Mary Tseruashvili (The Center for International Studies, Georgia)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4543-3.ch013
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to analyze the international humanitarian law and its effectiveness in contemporary conflicts. In particular, it focuses on the analysis of the challenges that international humanitarian law faces in contemporary international or non-international armed hostilities. While the ongoing progress in the modern world offers new challenges, the issue of the effectiveness of humanitarian law becomes controversial. Therefore, the chapter presents an academic paper, and it is based on the analysis of the various articles, reports, analytical papers, and case studies, depending on which it became possible to answer the main research question and to demonstrate the effectiveness of international humanitarian law enforcement mechanisms in modern conflicts.
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