Vol. 13 No. 82 (2024)
Articles

Challenges in applying international humanitarian law in contemporary armed conflicts: the case of Russia's war against Ukraine

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  • Volodymyr Каpustnyk,
  • Oleksandr Kryvenko,
  • Igor Andrushchenko,
  • Oleksandr Lisovol,
  • Volodymyr Shablystyi
Volodymyr Каpustnyk
Kharkiv National Medical University, Ukraine.
Author Biography

Doctor of Science of Law, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Forensic Medicine and Medical Law named after Honorary Professor M.S. Bokarius, Kharkiv National Medical University, Ukraine.

Oleksandr Kryvenko
Kharkiv National Medical University, Ukraine.
Author Biography

Ph.D., in Law, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Forensic Medicine and Medical Law named after Honorary Professor M.S. Bokarius,  Kharkiv National Medical University, Ukraine.

Igor Andrushchenko
National Academy of Internal Affairs, Ukraine.
Author Biography

Candidate of Legal Sciences, Professor of the Department of Economics and Law Disciplines of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Law and Psychology, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Ukraine.

Oleksandr Lisovol
National Academy of Internal Affairs, Ukraine.
Author Biography

Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Economic Security and Private Law, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Ukraine.

Volodymyr Shablystyi
Dnipro State University of Internal Affairs, Ukraine.
Author Biography

Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Law and Innovative Education, Dnipro State University of Internal Affairs, Ukraine.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.82.10.30

Published 2024-10-30

Keywords

  • armed conflict, Geneva Conventions, hybrid war, ICC, IHL, Red Cross, war.

How to Cite

Каpustnyk V., Kryvenko, O., Andrushchenko, I., Lisovol, O., & Shablystyi, V. (2024). Challenges in applying international humanitarian law in contemporary armed conflicts: the case of Russia's war against Ukraine. Amazonia Investiga, 13(82), 378–390. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.82.10.30

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Abstract

The aim of the article is to study the problems of applying international humanitarian law under the conditions of modern armed conflicts using the example of war in Ukraine. Methodology. Common and specific methods were applied during the research: logical, dialectical, analytical, method of critical analysis of scientific literature, legal and dogmatic, system and structural, statistical, normative and dogmatic, legal modelling approach. Research Results. It is stated that there is no definition of "hybrid war" in the IHL rules, and this situation does not correspond to the current circumstances. There are gaps in the international legal regulation of the status of civilians, who are guaranteed protection from the consequences of war. Besides, the violating state does not distinguish between the two legal statuses of persons – civilians and prisoners of war Summarization and treat both these groups of people as war prisoners. It is concluded that the war in Ukraine has exposed a number of problems of the application of IHL during modern armed conflicts.

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