International War Laws

Below you will find in-depth information on International War Law.

 

The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

The UN Charter

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Geneva Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field

Geneva Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

Geneva Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War

Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts

Protocol (II) on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices

Protocol (II) on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices as amended

Protocol (III) on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Incendiary Weapons

Protocol (IV) on Explosive Remnants of War

Second Protocol to the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries

The Distinction between Military Objectives and Non-Military Objectives in General and Particularly the Problems Associated with Weapons of Mass Destruction

Convention on the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons and on their destruction

Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction

Ottawa Mine Ban Treaty

Kellogg-Briand Pact 1928

Charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal

Constitution of the United States

The Genocide Convention Implementation Act (The Proxmire Act)