About the 'Online Casebook' Welcome to "How does law protect in war?" Read more HIGHLIGHT TARGETING UNDER INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW READ MORE Your feedback What do you think about the 'Online Casebook'? >>> Complete our survey <<< HIGHLIGHT THE PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN ARMED CONFLICT READ MORE Case study database IHL in Action Find out more about IHL "success stories" Highlight Terrorism, Counterterrorism and IHL READ MORE Interactive web-based resource Cyber Law Toolkit READ MORE Previous Next New case studies Afghanistan and Colombia, Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and Violence Against LGBT+ and Gender-Diverse Persons The Netherlands/Ukraine, Classification of the Situation and Combatant Status (2014) Mexico, Recapture of Ovidio Guzmán, One of the Leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel UN Security Council, Resolution 2664 on Humanitarian Exemptions to UN Sanctions Regime Colombia, Special Jurisdiction for Peace, Extrajudicial Executions in Casanare Previous Highlights Targeting under International Humanitarian Law In the hands of the enemy! Treatment of POWs and the role of the ICRC The same IHL applies to all warring parties: differentiating between jus contra bellum (law prohibiting use of interstate force) and jus in bello (law limiting effects of warfare) Terrorism, Counterterrorism and IHL Protection of Civilians