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War Crimes, Categories of

International law draws lines that do not in all ways match our sense of the most awful behavior.

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/war-crimes-categories-of/
United Nations and the Geneva Conventions

The United Nations as an intergovernmental institution is not a party to the conventions.

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/united-nations-and-the-geneva-conventions/
Journalists, Protection of

By William A. Orme, Jr.  In the vicious civil conflicts and undeclared cross-border battles that ...

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/journalists-protection-of/
Israel’s Views of the Application of IHL to the West Bank and Gaza Strip

By Kenneth Anderson   Although the West Bank and Gaza are referred to by nearly ...

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/israels-views-of-the-application-of-ihl-to-the-west-bank-and-gaza-strip/
Protected Persons

The wounded, sick, and shipwrecked, as well as prisoners of war and civilians are protected by law.

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/protected-persons/
Prisoners of War

POWs should be protected by the basic safeguards of food, housing and appropriate medical care.

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/prisoners-of-war/
Perfidy and Treachery

Ruses of war are not prohibited: Camouflage, decoys, mock operations, and misinformation are all permitted ruses.

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/perfidy-and-treachery/
Jus ad Bellum / Jus in Bello

Under international law, the two distinct ways of looking at war are the reasons you fight and how you fight.

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/jus-ad-bellum-jus-in-bello/
Due Process Rights

No one may be convicted or sentenced unless he has received a fair trial.

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/due-process-rights/
Common Article 3 to the Geneva Conventions

Each Party to the conflict shall be bound to apply, as a minimum, the following provisions.

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/407/