LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT (LOAC), ICIL.
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Lieber Code (1863) - Answer: prescribed just and humane treatment for civilians
Dictated how Soldiers should conduct themselves in wartime
Set out the rights and obligations of the armed forces during war
Regarded as the first codification of rules regarding warfare
Geneva Conventions of 1949 - Answer: Govern the treatment of noncombatants during
armed conflicts
Divided into four separate conventions:
Improvement of the condition of the wounded and sick in armed forces in the field
Amelioration of the condition of the wounded, sick, and shipwrecked members of the
Armed Forces at Sea
Treatment of Prisoners of War (POW)
Treatment of civilians in time of war
Basic principle of the LOAC - Answer: Military Necessity
Unnecessary Suffering/Collateral Damage
Discrimination or Distinction
Proportionality
Military Necessity requires - Answer: the use of force that is not illegal
Valid for military purpose
Military Necessity - Answer: Forbids a force "to destroy or seize the enemy's property,
unless such destruction or seizure be imperatively demanded by the necessities of war
Unnecessary Suffering - Answer: The Rule: It is forbidden for Soldiers to use arms,
projectiles, or material calculated to cause unnecessary suffering.
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Lieber Code (1863) - Answer: prescribed just and humane treatment for civilians
Dictated how Soldiers should conduct themselves in wartime
Set out the rights and obligations of the armed forces during war
Regarded as the first codification of rules regarding warfare
Geneva Conventions of 1949 - Answer: Govern the treatment of noncombatants during
armed conflicts
Divided into four separate conventions:
Improvement of the condition of the wounded and sick in armed forces in the field
Amelioration of the condition of the wounded, sick, and shipwrecked members of the
Armed Forces at Sea
Treatment of Prisoners of War (POW)
Treatment of civilians in time of war
Basic principle of the LOAC - Answer: Military Necessity
Unnecessary Suffering/Collateral Damage
Discrimination or Distinction
Proportionality
Military Necessity requires - Answer: the use of force that is not illegal
Valid for military purpose
Military Necessity - Answer: Forbids a force "to destroy or seize the enemy's property,
unless such destruction or seizure be imperatively demanded by the necessities of war
Unnecessary Suffering - Answer: The Rule: It is forbidden for Soldiers to use arms,
projectiles, or material calculated to cause unnecessary suffering.
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