The role of states in the application of international humanitarian law : between efficiency and effectiveness

Abstract EN

Most States respect the norms of international humanitarian law by taking all necessary measures for the execution of their obligations as reflected in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the 1977 additional protocols, Yet the world continues to suffer from the effects of armed conflicts, both international and non-international, Many factors have contributed to the development of international humanitarian law.

the change of the classic concept of war that has been between the borders of States and their regular armies has changed into the war on terrorism and evolved into cyber wars and the threat of epidemics like the Corona pandemic (Covid-19) and its variants.

Future wars would be won in a laboratory, not on a battlefield.

The application by States of the rules of international humanitarian law remains between the need to activate their role and the fact that their role is ignored.