IHL Principles
This principle ensures that civilian objects are protected from attack in armed conflict.
What is the principle of distinction?
This treaty, adopted in 1967, forms the basis of international space law.
What is the Outer Space Treaty?
This treaty bans the use of nuclear weapons on celestial bodies.
What is the Outer Space Treaty?
The sixth branch of the U.S. military, added in 2019, focuses on operations in outer space.
What is the Space Force?
This emblem represents the Red Cross on a white background.
What is the red cross emblem?
This principle states that the harm caused by military operations must not exceed the anticipated military advantage.
What is the principle of proportionality?
This legal principle ensures that outer space shall not be subject to national appropriation.
What is the principle of non-appropriation?
This agreement expands on the Outer Space Treaty and governs the activities of states on the Moon and other celestial bodies.
What is the Moon Agreement?
The international treaties that established rules for International Humanitarian Law and the Red Cross.
What are the Geneva Conventions?
This organization was founded in 1863 to provide impartial humanitarian aid.
What is the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)?
The principle requiring warring parties to limit their methods and means of warfare to avoid unnecessary suffering.
What is the principle of humanity?
This international organization promotes the peaceful use of outer space and the sharing of benefits.
What is the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS)?
This treaty governs liability for damages caused by space objects.
What is the Liability Convention?
This country was the first to test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
What is the USSR?
This founder of the Red Cross received the first-ever Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Henry Dunant?
This principle obligates warring parties to take all feasible precautions to avoid civilian harm.
What is the principle of precaution?
This principle prohibits the placement of weapons of mass destruction in orbit.
What is the principle of demilitarization?
This treaty facilitates the registration of objects launched into outer space.
What is the Registration Convention?
The first Geneva Convention, which set the foundation for modern humanitarian law, took place in this year.
What is 1884?
This Red Cross principle emphasizes impartiality by helping all those in need without discrimination.
What is the principle of neutrality?
This principle prohibits targeting combatants who are no longer participating in hostilities.
What is the principle of hors de combat?
This emerging legal issue concerns the removal of defunct satellites and other debris from Earth's orbit.
What is space debris mitigation?
This treaty outlines the rescue and return of astronauts and the return of space objects.
What is the Rescue Agreement?
As of 2024, the approximate number of active satellites currently orbiting Earth.
This arm of the Red Cross Movement focuses on health emergencies, disaster response, and volunteer mobilization.
What is the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)?