International humanitarian law 2104-M-D2MPRH-BSS
1. IHL – introduction
• historic development
• definition
• sources
• scope of application
• basic principles
2. Protection of wounded, sick, shipwrecked
• Protected persons
• Principles of protection
• obligations of medical staff
3. Protection of prisoners of war
• Status of combatant/prisoner of war
• Principles of protection of prisoners of war
4. Protection of civilians in hands of enemy (occupation)
• Principles of protection of civilians
• Concept of protected person in GC and AP
• Civil defence
5. Special categories of civilians
• Women
• Children
• Disabled
• Journalists
• Refugees
• Humanitarian workers
6. Conduct of hostilities- targeting of persons
• Differences between IACs and NIACs
• Categories of persons
• Rules of targeting
7. Conduct of hostilities – targeting of objects
• Military objective
• Civilian objects (incl. those with special protection)
• Catalogues of objects
• Rules of targetig
8. Means and methods of warfare
9. Non-international armed conflicts
• Article 3 and AP II – principles
• Role of customary law
• Similarities and differences in application of IHL to IACs and NIACs
• Role of HRL
• Problems of practice
10. Specific principles of warfare at sea and in the air
11. ICRC and Red Cross Movement
• ICRC
• IFRC
• Conference
• National association
• Principles of Red Cross movement
12. Implementation of IHL
• obligations in peacetime
• obligations during armed conflict
• obligations after conflict
13. Responsibility for violations of IHL
• State responsibility
• Individual responsibility
• Circumstances of violations
• Category of war crimes
• Universal jurisdiction
• National legislation
14-15. Assessment and evaluation
Type of course
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course student:
- Knows sources of IHL and its scope
- Classifies persons and objects
- Classifies situation as an armed conflict
- Identifies principles of IHL (protection/conduct of hostilities)
- Is aware of contemporary challenges to IHL
- Analyzes examples of violations of IHL
- Is prepared to undertake studies of third degree
S1_W03, S1_W06, S1_W09, , S1_U01, S1_U03, S1_U04, S1_U05, S1_U06, S1_K04, S1_K05
Assessment criteria
Two written tests 60%.
Work in the group (including presentation of case study) 30%. Participation in discussion 10%.
Practical placement
not applicable
Bibliography
International Humanitarian Law: A Comprehensive Introduction, dostępny na: https://www.icrc.org/en/publication/4231-international-humanitarian-law-comprehensive-introduction
How does law protect in war? Casebook, dostępny na: https://casebook.icrc.org
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