Human Rights and Armed Conflict
Description: This quiz consists of 15 questions related to Human Rights and Armed Conflict. It aims to assess your understanding of the fundamental principles, legal frameworks, and contemporary issues surrounding human rights in times of armed conflict. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
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Tags: human rights armed conflict international law geneva conventions crimes against humanity |
Which fundamental principle of international humanitarian law prohibits the use of weapons that cause unnecessary suffering or have indiscriminate effects?
What is the primary legal framework governing the conduct of armed conflict?
Which provision of the Geneva Conventions prohibits the use of torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment?
What is the term used to describe the deliberate killing of a large group of people, often based on their ethnicity, religion, or political beliefs?
Which international court has the jurisdiction to prosecute individuals accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide?
What is the term used to describe the systematic and widespread attack on a civilian population with the intent to cause great suffering or serious bodily or mental harm?
Which principle of international law prohibits the use of force by one state against another state?
What is the term used to describe the deliberate destruction or appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly?
Which provision of the Geneva Conventions prohibits collective punishment?
What is the term used to describe the forced displacement of a population from their homes or traditional lands?
Which provision of the Geneva Conventions prohibits the taking of hostages?
What is the term used to describe the deliberate denial of food, water, or other essential supplies to a civilian population as a method of warfare?
Which provision of the Geneva Conventions prohibits the use of child soldiers?
What is the term used to describe the deliberate destruction or damage of cultural property during armed conflict?
Which provision of the Geneva Conventions prohibits the use of weapons that cause widespread, long-term, and severe damage to the environment?