Question 1: Describe the different levels of armed conflict according to International Humanitarian Law. According to these rules and as of May-June 2022, how would you catergorize the situations in Yemen? Afghanistan? Moldova?
Please identify all of the parties to the conflicts; when each became an armed conflict; and other relevant analysis required to make the classification determination. Feel free to include an analysis of how the conflict may have changed in the last two years.
Question 3: What is the legal status of the civilian population in international armed conflicts in general? In your analysis, address Article 51 (3) of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, especially paragraphs 3) and (5) b).
The answers must have adequate headings and sub-headings and use relevant legal sources to substantiate the arguments, including treaty provisions, customary International humanitarian law, general principles of international humanitarian law and case law.
