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Protected persons is a legal term under international humanitarian law and refers to persons who are under specific protection of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, their 1977 Additional Protocols, and cust
Medical personnel during an armed conflict carry out humanitarian work and are "protected persons" under international humanitarian law. Whether military or civilian, they are considered non-combatants and may not be attacked and not be taken as prisoners of war by parties to a conflict. They use a protective sign such as the red cross, red crescent or red crystal.
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".