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international humanitarian law

set of rules which seek, for humanitarian reasons, to limit the effects of armed conflict
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international humanitarian law

Summary

international humanitarian law ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (967 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • international humanitarian law is a type of law[2].
  • international humanitarian law is a type of international law[3].
  • international humanitarian law is a type of public international law[4].
  • international humanitarian law is part of International humanitarian and human rights law[5].
  • international humanitarian law's Commons category is recorded as International humanitarian law[6].
  • international humanitarian law's topic's main category is recorded as Category:International humanitarian law[7].
  • international humanitarian law's described at URL is recorded as https://roter-kreis.de/Humanit%C3%A4res_V%C3%B6lkerrecht[8].
  • international humanitarian law's described at URL is recorded as https://ihl-databases.icrc.org[9].
  • international humanitarian law's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[10].
  • international humanitarian law's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiForHumanRights 2019[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include law[2], international law[3], and public international law[4].

Use and Application

international humanitarian law is part of International humanitarian and human rights law[5].

Why It Matters

international humanitarian law ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (967 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Amal Clooney international law law

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . icrc.org. Retrieved . icrc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → law, international law, public international law
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Part of → International humanitarian and human rights law
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