Hello! This is my outline for International Humanitarian Law (IHL), also called Law of War or Law of Armed Conflict.

It covers all the main topics in detail, including:

• when a state can lawfully use force

• international armed conflicts

• non-international armed conflicts

• belligerent occupation

• targeting

• means and methods of war

• protected persons and objects

• prisoners of war and civilian detainees

• humanitarian aid

• international criminal accountability

• the interaction of IHL and human rights law.

It is well-organized, making clear which laws apply to international versus non-international conflicts, and includes citations to the relevant sources of law. It should be useful for anyone seeking to understand the laws of war, either for in-class use, analyzing case studies, or—the reason I made the outline—for acing an exam.