Preventive mechanisms for the application of the rules of international humanitarian law

Abstract

The study of international humanitarian law is an urgent necessity، given the increase in international and non-international armed conflicts that our contemporary world is witnessing، and the increasing number of victims. International humanitarian law aims to alleviate the scourge of war، by protecting civilians who do not participate in the fighting، and fighters who have become incapacitated from combat، as well as protecting civilian objects and cultural property. And it is considered the biggest challenge facing the law is respecting the legal rules contained in the agreements regulating this law، by states and organizations، that respecting international humanitarian law requires the availability of effective mechanisms to ensure respect for it، and ensure the application of its provisions. This study showed that the provisions of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the two Additional Protocols included a set of mechanisms for the application of international humanitarian law، including preventive mechanisms that states must take in times of peace، To ensure the application of these rules in times of war، which are the commitment of states to respect and ensure respect for the rules of international humanitarian law، and their commitment to disseminating the rules of the law، and preparing qualified employees، and providing of legal advisors to their armies، so that these important mechanisms represent Prevention from serious violations of the law before the outbreak of armed conflicts.