PROTECTING CIVILIANS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: THE OBLIGATION TO RESPECT BASIC PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
Journal: UCC Law Journal
Year: 2022

Records, as of 26th June 2022 show that at least 4,731 civilians have lost their lives, 5,900 civilians injured, more than 12.8 million civilians displaced, and many towns and cities leveled in the Russia-Ukraine war. This is a large-scale violation of the basic principles of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) that facilitate the protection of the civilian population. The situation raises serious concern for IHL against the backdrop that IHL exists to among other things protect the civilian po