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International Humanitarian Law Overview by Yinan Bao is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document provides a historical overview of the development of international humanitarian law (IHL). It discusses early examples of humanitarian concepts in ancient civilizations. It then outlines the development of more formalized humanitarian principles and laws regulating warfare from the 17th century onward, influenced by Enlightenment thinking. This included the establishment of bounds on how warfare could be conducted and distinguishing combatants from civilians. The 19th century saw further treati
- Author
- Yinan Bao
- Language
- EN