جريمة تجويع السكان المدنيين في القانون الدولي الإنساني

Abstract EN

With the rise of armed conflicts in the modern era, the conflicting parties, countries or groups, resort to a policy of the siege of countries and cities populated by civilians as a form of collective punishment or as a means to pressure the adversary to achieve the goals and obtain concessions.

International humanitarian law emphasizes the prohibition of the use of starvation as a means of warfare against civilian persons and the prohibition on attacking, destroying, seizing or disrupting the indispensable objects for the survival of the civilian population.

The forcible displacement of the civilian population is a general prohibition, since this displacement often leads to the spread of famine.

International humanitarian law emphasizes the need to commit to the humanitarian and impartial relief work for the civilian population, in accordance with the conditions set forth in international humanitarian law, when basic materials are about to be implemented.

The law urges the parties to the conflict to maintain conditions that allow the civilian population to secure their pensions, in particular by refraining from taking any measure aimed at depriving them of their supplies, access to their crops or arable land, or generally depriving them of the indispensable materials for their survival.

The principle of protecting civilians and not being considered the site of any attack during military operations is one of the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law.