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- Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Editors’ Note
- 1 Introduction: Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Part I Interviews
- Part II Development of International Humanitarian Law
- 6 The Origins and Evolution of Humanitarian Action in Southeast Asia
- 7 Humanitarianism in Chinese Traditional Military Ethics and International Humanitarian Law Training in the People’s Liberation Army
- 8 Military Practices in Ancient India
- 9 Asia-Pacific States and the Development of International Humanitarian Law
- 10 International Humanitarian Law and the Asia-Pacific Struggles for National Liberation
- 11 The Vietnam War and the Development of International Humanitarian Law
- 12 Critical Issues in the Regulation of Armed Conflict in Outer Space
- Part III Practice and Application of International Humanitarian Law
- Part IV Implementation and Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law
- Part V Looking to the Future and Enhancing Compliance with International Humanitarian Law
- Glossary of Publications
- Alphabetical Glossary of Cases and Decisions
- Chronological Glossary of Cases and Decisions
- Treaties and Other International Instruments, Resolutions and National Documents with an International Dimension
- Chronological Glossary of National Legislation and Secondary Instruments
- Peace Agreements and Communiques
- Abbreviations and Translations
- Index
7 - Humanitarianism in Chinese Traditional Military Ethics and International Humanitarian Law Training in the People’s Liberation Army
from Part II - Development of International Humanitarian Law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 October 2019
- Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Editors’ Note
- 1 Introduction: Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Part I Interviews
- Part II Development of International Humanitarian Law
- 6 The Origins and Evolution of Humanitarian Action in Southeast Asia
- 7 Humanitarianism in Chinese Traditional Military Ethics and International Humanitarian Law Training in the People’s Liberation Army
- 8 Military Practices in Ancient India
- 9 Asia-Pacific States and the Development of International Humanitarian Law
- 10 International Humanitarian Law and the Asia-Pacific Struggles for National Liberation
- 11 The Vietnam War and the Development of International Humanitarian Law
- 12 Critical Issues in the Regulation of Armed Conflict in Outer Space
- Part III Practice and Application of International Humanitarian Law
- Part IV Implementation and Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law
- Part V Looking to the Future and Enhancing Compliance with International Humanitarian Law
- Glossary of Publications
- Alphabetical Glossary of Cases and Decisions
- Chronological Glossary of Cases and Decisions
- Treaties and Other International Instruments, Resolutions and National Documents with an International Dimension
- Chronological Glossary of National Legislation and Secondary Instruments
- Peace Agreements and Communiques
- Abbreviations and Translations
- Index
Summary
In 1949, the four Geneva Conventions (Geneva Conventions) on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) were adopted. Coincidentally in the same year, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was founded. The PRC ratified the four conventions in 1956 and their two Additional Protocols in 1983. The duty to implement these treaties lies mainly with the State parties. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) plays an important role in the PRC’s fulfilment of its treaty obligation under the Geneva Conventions in both peace and war time. The subject of this chapter is to examine, in the case of PLA of China, the practical implementation of IHL and the inherent humanitarian spirit in Chinese traditional military ethics on which the philosophy of IHL is based.
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- Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law , pp. 93 - 106Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019