Document Type : Research Paper
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Abstract
International Humanitarian Law is considered as a legal regime whose
governing rules are being changed particularly as a result of the transformation
of international and non-international armed conflicts. But noticeably, the
stability of humanitarian law enforcement has more or less constantly survived.
In other words, nearly all states feel to have an obligation to adhere strictly to
the rules, which reflects in common article 1 of 1949 Geneva conventions and
some consequent Protocols. It reads: “The High Contracting Parties undertake
to respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention [this Protocol] in all
circumstances.” Accordingly, there are many areas in which all parties should
establish and anticipate sufficient actions and mechanisms e. g. passing some
Acts and Regulations, instructing military forces how to act, and punishing the
perpetrators of certain crimes for their commission. Presently, to respect and
ensure respect are undoubtedly applicable on varying entities beside states. This
article proceeds to discuss the common article and some challenging
dimensions.
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