Humanitarian and Refugee Law

Unit 1 — Introduction

1.1 Nature and Definition of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) · 1.2 Historical Background and Origins · 1.3 Sources of Modern IHL · 1.4 Fundamental Rules of IHL · 1.5 Relationship between IHL and International Human Rights Law

Unit 2 — Protection of Defenseless

2.1 The General Obligations of Humane Treatment —— · 2.2 Role of ICRC Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked persons · 2.3 Combatant Status · 2.4 Protection of Prisoners Of War’s · 2.5 Asylum Seekers and Statelessness

Unit 3 — Means and Methods of Warfare

3.1 General Limitations on the Conduct of War · 3.2 Limits on the Choice of Methods and Means of Warfare · 3.3 Specific Weapons — Chemical,Biological, Nuclear etc. · 3.4 Protection of Cultural Property and Natural Environment · 3.5 Protection of Vulnerable civilians

Unit 4 — Law of Non-International Armed Conflicts

4.1 Concept and Historical Development · 4.2 Internal Disturbances and Violence · 4.3 Implementation Mechanism of International Humanitarian Law Role and responsibility of National Governments( With special · 4.4 reference to AFSA) · 4.5 Powers and jurisdiction of War Crime Tribunals

Unit 5 — Refugee

5.1 Origin and Development of International norms / · 5.2 principles for protection of refugee · 5.3 The 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol 26 · 5.4 The Exclusion and Cessation of Refugee · 5.5 Statute and Role of the UNHCR

• Human Rights: LGBT, Refugees and Aliens
• Human Security –Asylum seekers, Migrants and Refugees, the differences