The applicability of International Humanitarian Law to the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces arises because these are precisely armed forces. In this article, the applicable legal instruments are presented and it is argued that the States that provide contingents are responsible for their dissemination, respect for Humanitarian Law and the infractions against it. It also mentions the position of the International Committee of the Red Cross on the applicability of this law and that of the United Nations. Then the problems arising with respect to the Forces currently sent to Cambodia and the former Yugoslavia are analyzed, especially with respect to the applicability of Humanitarian Law and the activities of the Committee in these regions. Finally, the possibilities of cooperation between the Forces and the Committee are evaluated.
Keywords:
International Humanitarian Law, United Nations, Peacekeeping Forces, International Committee of the Red Cross, Armed Conflict
Author Biography
Jean-Luc Blondel
Doctor en filosofía, delegado regional del Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Blondel, J.-L. (1993). Las Fuerzas de las Naciones Unidas para el mantenimiento de la paz y la aplicación del derecho internacional humanitario. Estudios Internacionales, 26(104), p. 702–716. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.1993.15370
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