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The 76 pages that link to International humanitarian law, each with the reason it gives.

• War crimeNarrower topic: War crimes are serious breaches of this law's rules on conducting hostilities and protecting people.

• International lawBroader topic: It regulates conduct during war rather than deciding whether resort to force is lawful.

• Geneva ConventionsNarrower topic: The Conventions are a central part of this broader body of law.

• Just war theoryRelated: Its legal rules overlap with, but are distinct from, just-war principles about conduct.

• Humanitarian interventionRelated: Even a protective intervention must comply with rules on distinction, proportionality, and civilian protection.

• International Committee of the Red CrossRelated: This is the legal framework the ICRC promotes and helps parties apply.

• Urban warfareRelated: Its rules on distinction, proportionality, and precautions constrain attacks in populated areas.

• International Criminal Tribunal for the former YugoslaviaNarrower topic: It supplied many substantive rules the tribunal applied to conduct during war.

• CeasefireRelated: A ceasefire pauses combat but does not replace legal duties that apply during conflict.

• Rules of engagementNarrower topic: Rules of engagement operate within, and cannot displace, its legal limits.

• International criminal lawRelated: Its rules supply much of the conduct that war-crime prosecutions enforce.

• International human rights lawCompared with: It applies during armed conflict alongside human-rights law, with distinct rules and scope.

• CyberwarfareRelated: Its principles govern cyber operations when they occur in armed conflict.

• Nanjing MassacreNarrower topic: Its protections clarify the legal status of civilians and captured soldiers.

• Military aviationRelated: Its rules govern targeting and the conduct of military air operations.

• War correspondentNarrower topic: Its rules define protections relevant to journalists and other civilians in war zones.

• Collective punishmentNarrower topic: Its treaty rules expressly prohibit collective penalties in several conflict settings.

• WarRelated: It regulates conduct during war without deciding whether a war’s political cause is justified.

• Proxy warRelated: Foreign support does not remove sponsors’ obligations when they become parties to a conflict.

• Naval mineRelated: Legal rules constrain mine use and require precautions to protect civilians.

• Armed conflictNarrower topic: Its rules govern conduct in armed conflict and protection of people affected by hostilities.

• Customary international lawRelated: Many rules governing armed conflict bind states as custom as well as through treaties.

• Distinction (international humanitarian law)Narrower topic: Distinction is a core rule within this body of law.

• Henry DunantNarrower topic: The treaty campaign Dunant helped inspire became part of this broader body of law.

• Improvised explosive deviceRelated: Use of improvised explosive weapons in conflict is assessed under these rules.

• Incendiary weaponNarrower topic: Its rules on distinction, proportionality, and precautions apply to incendiary attacks.

• First Geneva ConventionNarrower topic: The convention was an early multilateral treaty in this body of law.

• Hague ConventionsNarrower topic: The Hague rules form a major part of this broader body of law.

• Humanitarian accessNarrower topic: It sets duties concerning relief for civilians and the passage of humanitarian assistance.

• Military necessityNarrower topic: Military necessity operates within this legal framework, not outside it.

• State responsibilityRelated: Violations can engage state responsibility alongside individual criminal liability.

• Unexploded ordnanceNarrower topic: Its rules frame weapons use and obligations toward conflict-affected civilians.

• Precision-guided munitionRelated: Guided weapons remain subject to legal duties of distinction, proportionality, and precaution.

• Convention on Certain Conventional WeaponsNarrower topic: The convention is one treaty within this broader law of armed conflict.

• Drone warfareNarrower topic: Its rules on distinction and proportionality apply to drone attacks.

• High explosiveNarrower topic: Military use of high explosives is constrained by rules on weapons and civilian harm.

• CivilianNarrower topic: Its rules establish the central legal protections and limits relevant to civilians in war.

• Cluster munitionNarrower topic: Its distinction and proportionality rules frame legal debates about cluster attacks.

• Tomoyuki YamashitaNarrower topic: The trial tested how wartime law applied to a commander overseeing distant troops.

• Autonomous weaponRelated: Its rules on distinction, proportionality, and precautions frame assessments of autonomous attacks.

• Bombing of GuernicaRelated: Guernica's civilian destruction sharpened questions about limits on aerial attacks.

• Close-quarters combatNarrower topic: Its protections apply to close-range fighting as they do to other hostilities.

• A Memory of SolferinoNarrower topic: The book helped launch the movement that produced these rules.

• Civil and political rightsCompared with: It applies chiefly in armed conflict, whereas civil and political rights usually govern state conduct more broadly.

• International Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementNarrower topic: The Movement promotes and applies these rules, especially through the ICRC.

• Military justiceRelated: Military offenses may involve violations of the laws governing conduct in war.

• Military technologyRelated: Technology raises questions about distinction, proportionality, and responsibility in combat.

• Jus ad bellumCompared with: It governs how force is used, not whether resorting to force was lawful.

• ArmisticeNarrower topic: These rules continue to govern conduct during an armistice and any renewed fighting.

• Booby trapNarrower topic: Its rules govern how and where booby traps may be used during armed conflict.