Edgard Raúl Leoni Moreno

The  International Humanitarian Law  (IHL), or the  laws of armed conflict  (LAC), is the most remarkable strand that covers the group of conventional and customary laws, applicable in  military conflicts . These laws regulate combat means and methods and protect people and properties that are affected by the confrontation. The goal of these laws is to limit and mitigate the effects caused by armed conflicts. For this reason, in the  LAC , the needs for  hostility , along with the humanitarian requirements are settled. At this point, the LAC differences between what is permitted (licit) and what it is not. The referred laws emphasize the principles of human treat and no discrimination. This means that every person in the world must be treated properly and without any kind of segregation based on sex, nationality, race, religious or political believes. Particularly, the ones who are out of the offensive must be identified as what the...