IRRC No. 278

Rules of international humanitarian law governing the conduct of hostilities in non-international armed conflicts

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Abstract
The 14th Round Table on international humanitarian law was held on 13 and 14 September 1989 at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in San Remo. Its theme was “Rules of international humanitarian law governing the conduct of hostilities in non-international armed conflicts”.In view of the large number of participants (about 150), it was decided to form two working groups and divide the Round Table topic into two sub-topics. The Round Table was to study first the general rules governing the conduct of hostilities in non-international armed conflicts (sub-topic A) and then the prohibitions and restrictions on the use of certain weapons in non-international armed conflicts (subtopic B).

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