Respect for human rights in armed conflicts : report of the Secretary-General

Introduction -- General observations and guidelines of this report -- Protection of human rights in armed conflicts derived from the general international instruments on human rights adopted under the auspices of the United Nations -- Protection of civilians -- Protection of combatants in international armed conflicts -- Protection of prisoners -- Prohibition and limitation of certain methods and means of warfare -- Internal armed conflicts -- Guerrilla warfare -- Protection of civilians and combatants in conflicts which arise from the struggles of peoples under colonial and foreign rule for liberation and self-determination -- International assistance in, and supervision of, the application of humanitarian rules relating to armed conflicts -- Better application and reaffirmation of humanitarian conventions and rules -- Concluding observations -- Annexes: 1. General norms concerning respect for human rights in their applicability to armed conflicts -- 2. Extracts from the report of Commission on Human Rights -- 3. Replies received by the Secretary-General from Member States regarding the preparation of the study requested in paragraph 2 of General Assembly resolution 2444 (XXIII).

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Includes bibliographical references.