International humanitarian law

set of rules which seek, for humanitarian reasons, to limit the effects of armed conflict

international laws concerning wars

thumb|A Swedish Army [[medic wearing a Red Cross treats an Afghan civilian in 2006, during the War in Afghanistan. They would be considered non-combatants in the war.]] In the law of war and international humanitarian law, a non-combatant is a person who is not or is no longer actively participating in hostilities. This includes civilians; people such as combat medics and military chaplains, who are members of the belligerent armed forces but are protected because of their specific duties; combatants who are hors de combat; and neutral persons, such as peacekeepers, who are not involved in fig

soldiers unable to fight

legal term in international humanitarian law

military attack that fails to distinguish between legitimate military targets and protected persons

principle of noninterference with medical services in times of armed conflict and civil unrest

principle under international humanitarian law governing the legal use of force in an armed conflict, whereby belligerents must distinguish between combatants and civilians

Document by the International Institute of Humanitarian Law

body of unwritten rules

process of social integration of immigrants or immigrated persons

Designation in humanitarian law