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Thoughts on the relationship between International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law, their promotion and dissemination
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 January 2010
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From the beginning of the 20th century up to the present, international law has been marked by a profound evolution: it has been progressively humanized. Those responsible for drafting international law have clearly understood that it could no longer disregard the fate of human beings and leave to States and their internal laws the protection of fundamental human rights, both in peacetime and during armed conflicts.
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- International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 28 , Issue 265 , August 1988 , pp. 367 - 378
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- Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1988
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President of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law (San Remo).
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2 We may recall here that the definition of international humanitarian law adopted by the ICRC is as follows: “[The] international rules, established by treaties or custom, which are specifically intended to solve humanitarian problems directly arising from international or non-international armed conflicts and which, for humanitarian reasons, limit the right of parties to a conflict to use the methods and means of warfare of their choice or protect persons and property that are, or may be, affected by conflict”, “Action by the International Committee of the Red Cross in the event of breaches of international humanitarian law”. International Review of the Red Cross, No. 221, 03–04 1981, p. 76.Google Scholar