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HomeWorking party on public international law (COJUR) report on the EU guidelines on promoting compliance with international humanitarian law
July 2016 - June 2017
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International Humanitarian Law ("IHL"), which seeks to limit the effects of armed conflict and to protect civilians and others not taking part in hostilities, is a cornerstone of modern international law. Nevertheless, despite States' universal acceptance of its rules and principles, violations of IHL - and the enormous suffering which this entails - is an ever-present feature of today's armed conflicts. Promoting respect for IHL therefore remains an urgent challenge for the international community. As a major global actor, the European Union is strongly committed to promoting respect for IHL as part of its wider commitment, laid down in its founding Treaties, to advancing respect for human dignity and for the principles of international law. This commitment to promoting IHL was expressly affirmed in the European Union's most recent Global Strategy adopted in 2016. As a complex and diverse actor which is active across a wide number of areas, the European Union has a range of means by which it promotes respect for IHL. These can engage the responsibilities of different EU institutions and bodies - including the Council, the High Representative supported by the European External Action Service (EEAS), and the European Commission - as well as of Member States. They involve the exercise of the Union's powers across different policy areas notably the Common Foreign and Security Policy (including the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)), development cooperation and humanitarian aid. The European Union Guidelines on promoting compliance with International Humanitarian Law ("the Guidelines") were adopted by the Council in 2005, and updated in 2009, to support and reinforce the Union's role in this field. They provide both an overview of the main tools at the disposal of the EU for promoting respect for IHL and a summary of the main elements of IHL aimed at promoting awareness and understanding of its rules and principles, particularly amongst those working within and with the European Union itself.
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- Corporate author(s): General Secretariat of the Council (Council of the European Union)
- Themes: Humanitarian aid , Justice and home affairs
- Subject: civil defence , financial aid , humanitarian aid , international cooperation , international law , risk management , social impact
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-824-6984-2 | DOI 10.2860/391785 | Catalogue number QC-02-20-430-EN-N |
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