International humanitarian law, also known as jus in bello or the laws of armed conflict, is the law that regulates the conduct of war. It is a branch of international law that seeks to limit the effe
The First Geneva Convention of 1864.
The siege of Leningrad (pictured) killed hundreds of thousands of civilians, but was ruled legal by a United States military court. The 1949 Geneva Convention "accepted the legality of starvation as a weapon of war in principle".
Non-combatant
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In the law of war, a non-combatant is a person who is not or is no longer actively participating in hostilities during a war. This includes civilians, prisoners of war, and wounded, sick or injured fo
A Swedish Army medic wearing a Red Cross treats an Afghan civilian in 2006, during the War in Afghanistan. They would be considered non-combatants in the war.