Abstract

CASTRO, Carlos Alberto Ardila; BENITEZ, Erika Ramírez  and  CUBIDES-CARDENAS, Jaime. International humanitarian law and its significance for current and future military operations. Rev. Cient. Gen. José María Córdova [online]. 2020, vol.18, n.32, pp.856-882.  Epub Oct 01, 2020. ISSN 1900-6586.  https://doi.org/10.21830/19006586.697.

This article examines the relationship between international humanitarian law and the development of military operations to analyze the current state of that relationship and project future scenarios in which those operations will take place and their new challenges. To this end, the article assumes a qualitative methodology and is developed in three sections: 1) definition of a military operation; 2) international humanitarian law and its role in the framework of military operations is defined; and 3) finally, in prospective, future scenarios of military operations and their relationship with international humanitarian law are considered in four dimensions: land, sea, air, and cyberspace. This prospective study focuses on the Colombian case, emphasizing on the National Army.

Keywords : armed conflict; international humanitarian law; military operation; military strategy; war.

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