1 / 28

LAWS OF ARMED CONFLICT

LAWS OF ARMED CONFLICT. YROW Preparatory Session Vienna Congress, June 2004. NINE PRINCIPLES OF - “LOAC”. 1. Fight only Enemy Combatants Do not harm enemies who surrender; disarm them and turn them over to your superiors Do not kill or torture prisoners.

talia
Download Presentation

LAWS OF ARMED CONFLICT

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. LAWS OF ARMED CONFLICT YROW Preparatory Session Vienna Congress, June 2004

  2. NINE PRINCIPLES OF - “LOAC” • 1. Fight only Enemy Combatants • Do not harm enemies who surrender; disarm them and turn them over to your superiors • Do not kill or torture prisoners

  3. 4. Collect and care for thewounded, whether friend or foe. 5. Do not attack medical personnel, facilities, or equipment. 6. Destroy no more than the mission requires

  4. 7. Treat all civilians humanely. 8. Do not steal; respect private property and possessions. 9. Do your best to prevent violations of the Law of War; report all violations to your superiors.

  5. LOAC • Some of history’s wars would probably not have occurred had the parties acted more humanely during the previous war.

  6. LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT (LOAC) COMBATANTS - INDIVIDUALS AUTHORIZED BY THEIR GOVERNMENT TO ENGAGE IN HOSTILITIES, REGULAR OR IRREGULAR. NONCOMBATANTS - NOT AUTHORIZED BY THEIR GOVERNMENT TO ENGAGE IN HOSTILITIES -- CIVILIANS, CHAPLAINS, MEDICAL PERSONNEL, PRISONERS OF WAR, WOUNDED AND SICK. THEY MAY NOT BE ATTACKED .

  7. LOAC UNLAWFUL COMBATANTS - NOT AUTHORIZED TO ENGAGE IN HOSTILITIES, BUT DO SO -- TERRORISTS - LOAC DOES NOT APPLY TO THEM. THEY ARE NOT GIVEN POW STATUS IF CAPTURED. TERRORISTS ARE JUST CRIMINALS.

  8. LOAC • MINIMIZE THE SUFFERING OF INNOCENT PERSONS • PROTECT MEDICAL, CIVILIAN, RELIGIOUS, AND HISTORICAL PROPERTY FROM NEEDLESS DESTRUCTION

  9. Medical Symbols

  10. Civilian Hospital and Safety Zone for Sick and Wounded

  11. Cultural Property 1954 Hague 1907 Hague 1935 Roerich Pact

  12. International Sign for Works and Installations Containing Dangerous Forces Dams, dikes, and nuclear power stations

  13. REPORT LOAC VIOLATIONS THROUGH CHAIN OF COMMAND

  14. WHAT TO REPORT

  15. WHAT TO REPORT 1. DELIBERATE ATTACK ON HOSPITALS, MEDICAL AIRCRAFT, HOSPITAL SHIPS,

  16. WHAT TO REPORT 2. MISUSE OF RED CROSS OR SIMILAR SYMBOL

  17. WHAT TO REPORT 3. TREACHEROUS USE OF SURRENDER FLAG

  18. WHAT TO REPORT 4. DESTRUCTION OF PROTECTED AREAS HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, HISTORICAL OR CULTURAL SITES AND BUILDINGS NOT IF USED FOR MILITARY PURPOSE

  19. WHAT TO REPORT 5. IMPROPER MILITARY USE OF PROTECTED AREAS --- HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, HISTORICAL OR CULTURAL SITES AND BUILDINGS

  20. WHAT TO REPORT 6. KILLING OF CIVILIANS OR OTHER NON-COMBATANTS WITHOUT MILITARY NECESSITY. International Sign of Civil Defense

  21. WHAT TO REPORT 7. Intentional use of civilian clothing to conceal military identity during battle.

  22. WHAT TO REPORT 8. PLUNDER OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY

  23. WHAT TO REPORT 9. MALTREATMENT, TORTURE, THREATS OR COERCION AGAINST P.O.W.S. Marking for prisoner of war camp

  24. WHAT TO REPORT 10. Willfully compelling civilians or POWs to participate in war effort. Civilian Internment Camp

  25. WHAT TO REPORT 11. MUTILATION OF DEAD BODIES.

  26. WHAT TO REPORT 12. The killing without trial of spies or other persons while such persons are in United States Custody.

  27. WHAT TO REPORT 13. USE OF UNLAWFUL WEAPONS SUCH AS -- • HOLLOW POINT OR DUM-DUM BULLETS, CHEMICALS, POISON GAS, CLEAR GLASS SHRAPNEL • NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND NAPALM ARE OK

  28. LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT WHEN IN DOUBT, REPORT IT END

More Related