Humanitarian Law in a sentence

Targeting the civilian population and humanitarian actors is prohibited under international humanitarian law at all times and deprives the population of humanitarian assistance.

The growth of world law has been closely related to the development of humanitarian law and to the violations of humanitarian law.

The group said the willful obstruction or arbitrary restriction of humanitarian aid violates international humanitarian law, while the pillaging and attacks on civilians and health care workers constitute war crimes.

The senator accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of refusing “compliance with American laws” by restricting “humanitarian assistance” in Gaza and refusing to follow “international humanitarian law” while using US weapons.

Depending on their specific circumstances and capacities, National Societies can take on additional humanitarian tasks that are not directly defined by international humanitarian law or the mandates of the international Movement.

We still look in vain at a long-term colonialism based on apartheid that violates all the provisions that humanity has developed in the field of international humanitarian law and international human rights law.

The panel comprised experts in international humanitarian law and international criminal law, and two of its members are former judges at criminal tribunals in The Hague, where the ICC is based, Clooney wrote.

President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised by Janez Lenarcic, the European Union (EU) Commissioner for Crisis Management, to apply international law and international humanitarian law in dealing with Boko Haram.

Among those sanctioned are two militia leaders in the DRC for violating international humanitarian law by commanding groups to carry out acts of sexual violence, Désiré Londroma Ndjukpa and William Yakutumba.

Civilians must be respected and protected in accordance with international humanitarian law at all times," Dujarric said.

Giving a warning does not free armed forces from their other obligations under international humanitarian law.

However, he said Israel must do so in “accordance with humanitarian law” adding: “It’s clear that too many civilian lives have been lost and nobody wants to see this conflict go on a day longer than it has to.

International Humanitarian Law prohibits weapons that cause unnecessary suffering, have indiscriminate effects or cause long-term damage to the natural environment, factors that should apply to outlawing DU weapons.

Polishchuk told Human Rights Watch that Ukraine's forces strictly adhere to international humanitarian law and the 1997 antipersonnel mine convention.

Settlements are illegal under international humanitarian law.

The International Committee of the Red Cross has insisted that, as the occupying power in the West Bank, Israel is bound by international humanitarian law.

The Prime Minister and the US president, along with the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Canada, called for Israel to respect international humanitarian law, demanded the release of the hostages held by Hamas and pushed for aid for Gaza.

This is against International Humanitarian Law,” he said.

Under International Humanitarian Law, it appears, the plea of obedience to orders cannot apply.

UN human rights chief Volker Türk has also warned all parties that violations of humanitarian law will have consequences, and those who commit war crimes will be held accountable.