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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/
Humanitarian Intervention

By David Rieff  At the height of the siege of Sarajevo, when hundreds of shells ...

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/humanitarian-intervention/
Guerrillas

By Jon Lee Anderson  In 1982, I was standing in a village in Guatemala’s central ...

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/guerrillas/
Reprisal Killings

To be a reprisal, it must be undertaken for the purpose of forcing or inducing enemy forces to cease their own violation of IHL.

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/reprisal-killings/
Refugees, Rights of

Geneva Conventions grant refugees the right not to be returned to the country where they faced danger.

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/refugees-rights-of/
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/
Parlementaires

A parlementaire may not be directly attacked, and almost always has the right not to be arrested, detained, or executed.

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/parlementaires/
Military Necessity

Any military advantage must be “justified” or “necessary” by its collateral damage.

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/military-necessity/
International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commissions

In place since 1991, it is at the disposition of parties to armed conflicts.

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/international-humanitarian-fact-finding-commissions/
Illegal or Prohibited Acts

Parties to a conflict are responsible for all violations of international humanitarian law.

http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/illegal-or-prohibited-acts/