The Limits of the Application of International Humanitarian Law and its Effectiveness on Terrorist Hostilities. Analytical Review in Light of Contemporary Conflicts

Abstract

Events in recent years have increased interest in the issue of how international humanitarian law is applied in today's context of violent confrontation.

  International humanitarian law (the law of armed conflict) recognizes two categories of armed conflict: international and non-international. International armed conflict involves the use of armed force by one State against another. Non-international armed conflict involves hostilities between government armed forces and organized armed groups or between such groups within a state. When and where the " global war on terror " manifests itself in either of these forms of armed conflict, international humanitarian law applies, as do aspects of international human rights and domestic law.