HUMANITARIAN LAW

By SovConn | September 19, 2013

humanitarian law.Int’l law. Law dealing with such matters as the permissible use of weapons and other means of warfare, the treatment of prisoners of war and civilian populations in armed conflicts, and generally the direct impact of war on human life and liberty. • Most existing rules composing humanitarian law are codified in the Geneva Conventions and their protocols.

 [Blacks Law 8th]

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