Chapter 4: Law of Armed Conflict

Chapter four focuses on the fundamental principles of International Humanitarian Law, or the Law of Armed Conflict. Violations of the Law of Armed Conflict, or war crimes, are important to understand for any military or political entity. In this module, we cover the sources and foundations of the Law of Armed Conflict, as well as why it is critical to understand.

Learning objectives

  1. Explanation of the principles of international law relating to armed conflict;

  2. Discussing the sources of the law of armed conflict; and

  3. Similarities between Islamic principles and the law of armed conflict.

Chapter 4:
Introduction to the Law
of Armed Conflict

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Chapter 4:
Sources & Foundations
of the Law of Armed Conflict

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Chapter 4:
The Purposes of the Law
of Armed Conflict

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Chapter 4:
The Fundamental
Principles of the Law of
Armed Conflict

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Chapter 4:
The Fundamental
Principles of International
Humanitarian Law and Islamic Principles

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Chapter 4:
Wrap Up

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