How a conflict is classified determines the scope of protections under IHL, as well as the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and ad hoc tribunals established by the UN Security Council. Although the overall objectives of IHL are the same regardless of the nature of a conflict, there are a number of key differences that make classification important.
Specifically, it aims to protect those who do not take part or cease to take part in hostilities during an armed conflict. What is International Humanitarian Law? 2004. IHL lays down a set of rules which seek, for humanitarian reasons, to limit the effects of armed conflict.
The classification of armed hostilities determines whether or not International Humanitarian Law (IHL) applies, and to what extent it provides protections to different actors in an armed conflict.
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