IHL Basics
Nuclear Weapons
Important People
IHL Principles
Scenarios
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This organization is made up of customary international law and international treaty law
What is IHL (International Humanitarian Law)
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Name of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
What is Fat Man
100
Often called the “father of the atomic bomb”/ head American physicist of the Manhattan Project
Who was J. Robert Oppenheimer
100
IHL Principle this image violates:
What is military necessity
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An opposing military official is captured and has valuable information about the location of an atomic bomb placed within a city with a population of 300,000 people. However, the official is unwilling to provide information. Is it justified to torture the official to gain information about the location of the bomb and save the 300,000 civilians?
No, as it is unnecessary suffering against them
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Example of NOT limiting unnecessary suffering
Ex. What is using torture as a method of getting information from someone
200
Number of casualties in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What is 110,000 to 220,000
200
Young Swiss citizen who inspired the creation of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement
Who was Henry Dunant
200
IHL Principle this event in the image violates:
What is proportionality
200
A child runs into your military base with a gun and begins shooting. Are you allowed to capture the child?
Yes, as it is a military necessity and there is a justified reason
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The four principles of IHL
What are Proportionality, Limiting Unnecessary Suffering, Military Necessity, and Distinction
300
Nuclear Fusion Bomb successful testing date and location
What is first tested by the USSR in 1953
300
This US President was responsible for the creation of the Manhattan Project
Who was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
300
IHL Principle the event in this image violates:
What is limiting unnecessary suffering
300
You notice a Red Cross helicopter flying above your head during a war, carrying 10 injured combatants, as well as a leading general in the opposing army. You have an anti-aircraft weapon. Are you allowed to shoot it down?
No, as due to Distinciton, you cannot attack medical personnel or the wounded, and is distinguished with the red cross logo
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The core of IHL with 4 treaties and 3 additional protocols
What are the Geneva Conventions
400
Example of a Nuclear Fission bomb
What is Hiroshima (Little Boy) 1945
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Founder of the American Red Cross
Who was Clara Barton
400
IHL Principle this image supports:
What is distinction
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There is a military official in a mall filled with civilians and enemy combatants. Are you allowed to attack the mall to capture the military officials and combatants?
No, due to proportionality, you need to weigh the loss of civilian life as well
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Definition of Military Necessity
What is combatants can only engage in military actions necessary to defeat the enemy. Combatant can't attack without reason because that would be unlawful under IHL
500
Effects of Nuclear Weapons
What is the complete devastation of cities, impact human life, and millions of deaths
500
The Swiss Army officer who co-founded IHL with Dunant
Who was Guillaume-Henry Dufour
500
IHL Principles that a nuclear bomb violates
What is proportionality, limiting unnecessary suffering, military necessity, and distinction
500
Give an example of a principle of IHL and a scenario in which it is/has been violated
Great example!