Fact Sheet No. 13, International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Headings: 
Armed Conflict
Corporate Author: 
Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Title: 
Fact Sheet No. 13, International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Document Type: 
Documents by United Nations Bodies and Agencies
Reference: 
(Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, No date)
URL: 
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu6/2/fs13.htm
Annotation: 
This fact sheet traces the evolution of international humanitarian law (IHL). It outlines the present-day scope and meaning of IHL both for combatants and for civilians caught up in armed conflicts.