Principles of International Humanitarian Law
A Comparative Study of International Humanitarian Law and Islamic Law
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52541/isiri.v64i2.6702Keywords:
principles, sources, international, law, sharī‘ah.Abstract
This article discusses the principles of international humanitarian law mentioned in the four Geneva Conventions and their additional protocols. It explains how international humanitarian law regulates warfare between two or more states, setting controls to preserve human dignity and prevent the loss of innocent lives. The article also compares these principles with Islamic law, clarifying Islamic law’s stance on these principles, and outlining the sources related to international humanitarian law.
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• The Hague Convention Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land, 1907.
• Geneva Convention I for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, 1949.
• Geneva Convention II for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, 1949.
• Geneva Convention III Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, 1949.
• Geneva Convention IV Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, 1949.
• Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts.
• Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, Relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts.
• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966.
• St. Petersburg Declaration Renouncing the Use of Certain Projectiles in the Time of War, 1868.
• Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, 1998.
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