Sri Lanka: Exploring contemporary challenges to international humanitarian law - Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Exploring contemporary challenges to international humanitarian law Format The Geneva Conventions enjoy universal acceptance, even seven decades after their adoption. Their integration into domestic law and military doctrine continues to prevent and minimize the human cost of armed conflict, while preserving a minimum of human dignity in times of armed conflict. However, as methods, means and geography of warfare are transformed, the implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL) faces new challenges. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in collaboration wit...
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