Protected objects
See also Cultural Property; Environment; Medical Objects; Civilian Objects;
Under international humanitarian law, civilian objects such as schools, hospitals, and houses are protected. So are humanitarian, religious and medical objects, as well as the environment. In addition, cultural property benefits from an additional protection
OUTLINE
LEGAL SOURCE
GCI, 19-22 and 35-37 (see ICRC updated Commentary)
GCII, 22-35 (see ICRC updated Commentary)
CASES
- Israel, House Demolitions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Part. D and E.)
- Iran/Iraq, UN Security Council Assessing Violations of International Humanitarian Law
- ICTY, The Prosecutor v. Rajic (Part A., Paras. 39 and 42)
- ICTY, The Prosecutor v. Strugar (Part B., Para. 282)
- Croatia, Prosecutor v. Rajko Radulovic and Others
- Afghanistan, Operation “Enduring Freedom” (Part B.)
- Afghanistan, Code of Conduct for the Mujahideen (Arts 19-21, 23-25, 52-53-58)
- Georgia/Russia, Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in South Ossetia (Paras. 37-47, 94-109)
- Cambodia/Thailand, Border Conflict around the Temple of Preah Vihear
- Iran, Victim of Cyber warfare
- Afghanistan, Attack on Kunduz Trauma Centre
- Libya, Report of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2014/15)
- Mali, Accountability for the Destruction of Cultural Heritage
- Iraq, Forced displacement and deliberate destruction
- Syria, Report by UN Commission of Inquiry (March 2017)
- Afghanistan, Bombing of a Civilian Truck
- Italy, Use of force against ambulances in Iraq
- Syria, the Battle for Aleppo
- Germany, Aerial Drone Attack in Mir Ali/Pakistan
- Eastern Ukraine, Attacks Against and Military Use of Schools
- United States of America, Military Commissions Trial Judiciary, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: United States of America v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad et al.
- Syria, Syrian rebels treat captured Filipino soldiers as 'guests'
- South Sudan, Attack in Malakal UN Protection Site
- Central African Republic/Democratic Republic of Congo/Uganda, LRA attacks
- Central African Republic, No Class: When Armed Groups Use Schools
- Yemen , Humanitarian Impact of the Conflict
- Colombia, Special Jurisdiction for Peace, Crimes against the Environment in Cauca
BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESOURCES
JIA Bing Bing, “‘Protected Property’ and its Protection in International Humanitarian Law”, in LeidenJournal of International Law, Vol. 15/1, 2002, pp. 131-153.
SASSÒLI Marco & CAMERON Lindsey, “The Protection of Civilian Objects Current State of the Law and Issues de Lege Ferenda”, in RONZITTI Natalino & VENTURINI Gabriella (eds), Current Issues in the International Humanitarian Law of Air Warfare, Utrecht, Eleven, 2005, pp. 35-74.