humanitarian law

humanitarian law. Int’l law. Law dealing with such matters as the permissible use of weapons and other means of warfare, the treatment of prisoners of war and civilian populations in armed conflicts, and generally the direct impact of war on human life and liberty. • Most existing rules composing humanitarian law are codified in the Geneva Conventions and their protocols.

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译者崇载，国际名校知识产权法专业，擅长翻译有关人工智能、机器学习和机器人技术领域的法律文件。