Kathmandu School of Law Review

P-ISSN : 2091-2110, E-ISSN : 2773-8159, DOI : 10.46985, Publisher : Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal
Annual flagship journal of Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal

Volume 3, Issue Special, May 2013
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International Humanitarian Law in India: A Critical Case Study

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  • Anita Yadav
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  • Amit Yadav
Anita Yadav
National Law School of India University, Bangalore
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Amit Yadav
CSJM University Kanpur
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Published 2013-05-31

How to Cite

Yadav, A., & Yadav, A. (2013). International Humanitarian Law in India: A Critical Case Study. Kathmandu School of Law Review, 3(Special), 129–140. Retrieved from http://kslreview.org/index.php/kslr/article/view/998

Abstract

Prior to 1949, a consensual regime on internal armed conflict was nonexistent. The urgency to regulate the conducts of parties in an internal armed conflict was realized in the wake of World War II. The evolving war patterns direly necessitated regulation of massive violations of both humanitarian law and human right norms that are corollary to each other. This article attempts to sketch the application of international humanitarian law governing internal armed conflict in the context of India with reference various approaches at national and international level. It also highlights the fact that India is yet to recognize protocol II of the Geneva Convention and the concerns such has attracted. Further, the article also attempts to venture into the grey area of determining the threshold of internal armed conflict.

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