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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term
Rules that limit the effects of armed conflict by protecting people who are not, or are no longer, fighting and restricting weapons and military tactics.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 2
Revise: Role of International Law in Conflict SituationsInternational humanitarian law (IHL), also called the law of armed conflict or the rules of war, aims to limit suffering during armed conflict.
Paper 2
Rules applying during armed conflict that protect people who are not, or are no longer, directly taking part in hostilities and restrict the means and methods of warfare.
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Military necessity allows the degree and kind of force needed to achieve a legitimate military purpose, but it cannot justify actions prohibited by international humanitarian law. Humanity requires avoiding suffering, injury and destruction that are unnecessary to that purpose.
