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"International humanitarian law comprises all those rules of international law which are designed to regulate the treatment of the individual civilian or military, wounded or active, in international
armed conflicts." (Fleck, p. 11)
“War is distinguishable from murder and massacre only when restrictions are established on the reach of battle.” The idea of war as indiscriminate violence ... is antithetical to the fact that war is a goal-oriented activity directed to attaining political objectives. Even the view that all necessary means to achieving victory are permissible – a short step away from “all’s fair in love and war” – implicitly recognizes that hostilities are limited to the means considered “necessary,”
(Solis, p. 7)
"A significant development in the law is that, whereas the older treaties applied only in a 'war', today humanitarian law is applicable in any international armed conflict, even if the parties to that conflict have not declared war and do not recognize that they are in a formal state of war." (Fleck, p. 11)
not "war" .... what's the difference?
war on terror, war on drugs, etc
John Lumbantobing
S.H. (Unpar), LL.M. (Cantab), ACIArb.