LOAC Flashcards
1
Q
Geneva Conventions
A
A2: Application - declared war/ armed conflict - 2 or more parties
A3: Conflict not of an international character
Persons not taking part in hostilities - treated humanely
2
Q
Additional Protocol I
A
Application
Supplement A2
3
Q
Additional Protocol II
A
Supplement A3
In territory of State party between its armed forces and dissident armed forces
4
Q
Legality of Threat of Nuclear Weapons
A
Protection of Int’l Covenant of Civil and Political Rights does not cease in times of war
Right not to arbitrarily deprive of life applies
