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    • I. The Principle of Distinction
    • 1
      Distinction between Civilians and Combatants
    • 2
      Distinction between Civilian Objects and Military Objectives
    • 3
      Indiscriminate Attacks
    • 4
      Proportionality in Attack
    • 5
      Precautions in Attack
    • 6
      Precautions against the Effects of Attacks
    • II. Specifically Protected Persons and Objects
    • 7
      Medical and Religious Personnel and Objects
    • 8
      Humanitarian Relief Personnel and Objects
    • 9
      Personnel and Objects Involved in a Peacekeeping Mission
    • 10
      Journalists
    • 11
      Protected Zones
    • 12
      Cultural Property
    • 13
      Works and Installations Containing Dangerous Forces
    • 14
      The Natural Environment
    • III. Specific Methods of Warfare
    • 15
      Denial of Quarter
    • 16
      Destruction and Seizure of Property
    • 17
      Starvation and Access to Humanitarian Relief
    • 18
      Deception
    • 19
      Communication with the Enemy
    • IV. Weapons
    • 20
      General Principles on the Use of Weapons
    • 21
      Poison
    • 22
      Nuclear Weapons
    • 23
      Biological Weapons
    • 24
      Chemical Weapons
    • 25
      Expanding Bullets
    • 26
      Exploding Bullets
    • 27
      Weapons Primarily Injuring by Non-Detectable Fragments
    • 28
      Booby-Traps
    • 29
      Landmines
    • 30
      Incendiary Weapons
    • 31
      Blinding Laser Weapons
    • V. Treatment of Civilians and Persons Hors de Combat
    • 32
      Fundamental Guarantees
    • 33
      Combatants and Prisoner-of-War Status
    • 34
      The Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked
    • 35
      The Dead
    • 36
      Missing Persons
    • 37
      Persons Deprived of Their Liberty
    • 38
      Displacement and Displaced Persons
    • 39
      Other Persons Afforded Specific Protection
    • VI. Implementation
    • 40
      Compliance with International Humanitarian Law
    • 41
      Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law
    • 42
      Responsibility and Reparation
    • 43
      Individual Responsibility
    • 44
      War Crimes


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