19. Implementation, enforcement and accountability – breach of international humanitarian law (topic 11)
- Due No due date
- Points 2
- Questions 2
- Time limit None
- Allowed attempts Unlimited
Instructions
Activity
Read about this fictional case and answer two related questions:
Case: The humanitarian intervention was approved by UN SC resolution. It involves due atrocities within the territory of sovereign state also proportional bombing of the combatant’s facilities. Within one coordinated bombing the building in the historical city centre, which was not labelled as the medical facilities, became the target of bombing. Later the NGOs notified, that the building was used as the hospital for the first necessary surgery by NGO – Médecins Sans Frontières and approximately 40 civilians and 15 members of medical staff were killed and another 50 were injured.
Introduction
There exists different types of breach of international humanitarian law; all of them are connected with breach of human rights of individual in times of armed conflict. Read about the definition of crimes against humanity, war crimes, collateral damage, crimes against peace and genocide.