3 - The law before the Protocols of 1977
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
Summary
This chapter provides an overview of the law of armed conflict as it emerged from the developments described in the previous chapter, up to the Diplomatic Conference of 1974–7. Two topics of general importance are dealt with first: the scope of application of the treaties adopted in this period (Section 3.1), and their relation to military necessity (Section 3.2). These are followed by the main substantive aspects of the law of The Hague and of Geneva, in that order (Sections 3.3 and 3.4). The chapter concludes with a discussion of implementation and sanctions in the event of non-implementation (Section 3.5).
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- Constraints on the Waging of WarAn Introduction to International Humanitarian Law, pp. 30 - 81Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011