IRRC No. 319
Training the armed forces to respect international humanitarian law:The perspective of the ICRC Delegate to the Armed and Security Forces of South Asia
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Abstract
This paper will briefly examine the legal obligation placed on States to respect international humanitarian law and to train their armed forces in the subject. The practical problems this can create and how they might be overcome will also be addressed. The approach taken by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to training in general and the particular approach being used in South Asia will be discussed.