International Humanitarian Law (IHL)

Summary

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Introduction. Encouraging improved ihl implementation. (a) Treaty accession. (b) Legislative implementation. (c) National Committees. Action by Law Ministers: Action by the Commonwealth Secretariat: Promoting commonwealth work on controlling the transfer of small arms and light weapons (SALW) to violators of IHL. Action by Law Ministers: Action by the Commonwealth Secretariat: Announcing the customary international humanitarian law study.

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International Humanitarian Law (IHL)

Introduction

1. International Humanitiarian Law regulates armed conflict to limit adverse humanitarian effects on both combatants and civilians, and includes, inter alia, the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional Protocols, weapons treaties, the International Criminal Court Statute, and the Child Soldiers Protocol.

2. This policy paper covers three aspects of IHL:

* encouraging better IHL implementation through national implementation;

* promoting Commonwealth work on controlling the transfer of small arms and light weapons to IHL violators;

* announcing the Customary IHL Study.

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