Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT: INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW IN WAR
- 1 Rules of War, Laws of War
- 2 Codes, Conventions, Declarations, and Regulations
- 3 Two World Wars and Their Law of Armed Conflict Results
- 4 Protocols and Politics
- LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW: A FRAMEWORK
- LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW: BATTLEFIELD ISSUES
- References
- Index
- References
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT: INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW IN WAR
- 1 Rules of War, Laws of War
- 2 Codes, Conventions, Declarations, and Regulations
- 3 Two World Wars and Their Law of Armed Conflict Results
- 4 Protocols and Politics
- LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW: A FRAMEWORK
- LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW: BATTLEFIELD ISSUES
- References
- Index
- References
Summary
Introduction
The study of the law of armed conflict (LOAC), or international humanitarian law (IHL), is not unlike building a house. First, one lays the foundation for the structure. Then a framework is erected that is tied to the foundation. Finally, outer walls and interior rooms are constructed, with the framework providing their support. The study of the LOAC and IHL is much the same.
We begin by answering two foundational questions. We determine what LOAC applies in the conflict under consideration; that is, what is the conflict status? This requires that we know what LOAC and IHL are: what our building materials consist of and some of their history.
Our second foundational question is “What are the statuses of the various participants in our armed conflict?” What individual statuses are possible? When do those statuses apply, how are they determined, and who assigns them? With answers to these two questions, conflict status and individual status, a basic foundation is laid.
Then, the LOAC/IHL framework is erected. What constitutes LOAC and IHL? What are their guiding principles and core values? The framework is essential for all that follows – for the many individual issues, large and small, that make up the innumerable “rooms” of the LOAC/IHL house.
We develop these questions in this chapter and in succeeding chapters. Not all armed conflict law is considered in this single volume. However, the basics are here.
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