the obligation of non state actors in armed conflicts

5Īt its sixty-seventh session, in 2015, the Commission had before it the second report of the Special Rapporteur, 6 which, inter alia, identified and examined existing rules of armed conflict directly relevant to the protection of the environment in relation to armed conflict.

3Īt the sixty-sixth session in 2014, the Commission considered the preliminary report of the Special Rapporteur, 4 which provided an introductory overview of the environmental rules and principles applicable to a potential armed conflict (“peacetime obligations”). Jacobsson as Special Rapporteur for the topic. The General Assembly, in resolution 66/98 of 9 December 2011, took note of the inclusion of the topic in the long-term programme of work of the Commission.Īt its sixty-fifth session, in 2013, the Commission decided to include the topic “Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts” in its programme of work and appointed Marie G. 1 A syllabus describing the possible overall structure of, and approach to, the topic was annexed to that year’s report of the Commission. See also: Analytical Guide | Texts and InstrumentsĪt its sixty-third session, in 2011, the Commission included the topic “Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts” in its long-term programme of work. Summaries of the Work of the International Law Commission Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts

The obligation of non state actors in armed conflicts