Created: Jan 05, 2007
Updated: Jun 04, 2007
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Protected Areas, Individuals, Objects and Property

Protected Areas, Individuals, Objects and Property

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In an attempt to minimize unnecessary suffering and superfluous destruction, international humanitarian law has attempted to define who and what should not be the targets during armed conflict. Protected areas include undefended locales, hospitals, natural environments, demilitarized areas, declared "safety areas," and areas claiming neutrality. Protected objects and property include medical units, places of worship, cultural buildings, infrastructure essential to the survival of the civilian population, infrastructure that can cause excessive danger (e.g. nuclear power plants, dams). Protected persons should include the wounded, sick, medical and religious personnel, parliamentarians, relief organizations and civilians. Of course, in actual armed conflicts, these rules can be very difficult to apply.

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