ARMED CONFLICT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

Suvremeno pravo oružanih sukoba temelji se na običajima i tradiciji i ljudskom iskustvu oružanih sukoba kroz stoljeća, a svi su se tijekom godina razvili u međunarodno običajno i ugovorno pravo, a oni predstavljaju glavne izvore istog prava. Prema tradicionalnom shvaćanju rat je borba koja se vodi među državama s namjerom ratovanja. U skladu s tim shvaćanjem međunarodno se ratno pravo sve do usvajanja Ženevskih konvencija iz 1949. izgrađivalo kao skup pravila koja se primjenjuju u oružanoj borbi između država koja ima značaj rata. Ženevske i Haaške konvencije su polazišne točke suvremenog prava oružanih sukoba, obje se bave praktičnim aspektima rata. Ženevske konvencije štite žrtve oružanih sukoba, a Haaške konvencije sadrže ograničenja i zabrane sredstava i metoda ratovanja. Cilj prava oružanog sukoba je da što više moguće smanji patnju, gubitak i štetu uzrokovanu ratom.The modern law of armed conflicts is based on customs and traditions and human experience of armed conflicts over the centuries, all of which have developed over the years into international customary and treaty law, and they represent the main sources of the same law. According to the traditional understanding, war is a struggle between states with the intention of making war. In accordance with this understanding, until the adoption of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, the international law of war was constructed as a set of rules that are applied in an armed struggle between states that has the significance of war. The Geneva and Hague Conventions are the starting points of the modern law of armed conflict, both dealing with the practical aspects of war. The Geneva Conventions protect the victims of armed conflicts, and the Hague Conventions contain restrictions and prohibitions on the means and methods of warfare. The aim of the law of armed conflict is to reduce as much as possible the suffering, loss and damage caused by war