Civilians
International humanitarian law is based on the principle of the distinction...
What and whom is protected during armed conflict?
Protective emblems, signs & signals
Emblems and signs may be used to identify and protect certain humanitarian or...
Journalists
Journalists are not only at risk in situations of armed conflict. In numerous...
Missing and death persons
Armed conflict situations may lead to larhe numbers of human casualties and...
Protected areas and zones
Humanitarian law defines areas or zones within which protection will be provided...
Protected objects and property
International humanitarian law provides protection of civilian objects and...
Protected persons
The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols apply to specific...
Protection from persecution
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court defines persecution as...
Safety
Respect for national and international public order is meant to ensure the...