International humanitarian law

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International humanitarian law (IHL), also known as jus in bello or the law of armed conflict, is the law applicable in wartime that regulates the conduct of war. It is a branch of international law that seeks to limit the effects of armed conflict by protecting persons who are not participants in hostilities and by restricting and regulating the means and methods of warfare available to combatants. IHL (jus in bello) and jus ad bellum, which pertains to the justification for resorting to war, form the two strands of the law of war governing all aspects of international armed conflicts. International humanitarian law is inspired by considerations of humanity and the mitigation of human suffering. It comprises a set of rules, which is established by treaty or custom and that seeks to protect persons and property/objects that are or may be affected by armed conflict, and it limits the rights of parties to a conflict to use methods and means of warfare of their choice. Sources of international...

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