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The Principle of Distinction </span><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule1> <div class=listNumber>1</div> <div class=link2lines2>The Principle of Distinction between Civilians and Combatants</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule2> <div class=listNumber>2</div> <div class=link2lines2>Violence Aimed at Spreading Terror among the Civilian Population</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule3> <div class=listNumber>3</div> <div class=link2lines2>Definition of Combatants</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule4> <div class=listNumber>4</div> <div class=link2lines2>Definition of Armed Forces</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule5> <div class=listNumber>5</div> <div class=link2lines2>Definition of Civilians</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule6> <div class=listNumber>6</div> <div class=link2lines2>Civilians’ Loss of Protection from Attack</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule7> <div class=listNumber>7</div> <div class=link2lines2>The Principle of Distinction between Civilian Objects and Military Objectives</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule8> <div class=listNumber>8</div> <div class=link2lines2>Definition of Military Objectives</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule9> <div class=listNumber>9</div> <div class=link2lines2>Definition of Civilian Objects</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule10> <div class=listNumber>10</div> <div class=link2lines2>Civilian Objects’ Loss of Protection from Attack</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule11> <div class=listNumber>11</div> <div class=link2lines2>Indiscriminate Attacks</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule12> <div class=listNumber>12</div> <div class=link2lines2>Definition of Indiscriminate Attacks</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule13> <div class=listNumber>13</div> <div class=link2lines2>Area Bombardment</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule14> <div class=listNumber>14</div> <div class=link2lines2>Proportionality in Attack</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule15> <div class=listNumber>15</div> <div class=link2lines2>Principle of Precautions in Attack</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule16> <div class=listNumber>16</div> <div class=link2lines2>Target Verification</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule17> <div class=listNumber>17</div> <div class=link2lines2>Choice of Means and Methods of Warfare</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule18> <div class=listNumber>18</div> <div class=link2lines2>Assessment of the Effects of Attacks</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule19> <div class=listNumber>19</div> <div class=link2lines2>Control during the Execution of Attacks</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule20> <div class=listNumber>20</div> <div class=link2lines2>Advance Warning</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule21> <div class=listNumber>21</div> <div class=link2lines2>Target Selection</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule22> <div class=listNumber>22</div> <div class=link2lines2>Principle of Precautions against the Effects of Attacks</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule23> <div class=listNumber>23</div> <div class=link2lines2>Location of Military Objectives outside Densely Populated Areas</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule24> <div class=listNumber>24</div> <div class=link2lines2>Removal of Civilians and Civilian Objects from the Vicinity of Military Objectives</div> </a></ul><ul class=list-group><li class="list-group-item disabled boxtitle"><span class=h3title> II. Specifically Protected Persons and Objects </span><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule25> <div class=listNumber>25</div> <div class=link2lines2>Medical Personnel</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule26> <div class=listNumber>26</div> <div class=link2lines2>Medical Activities</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule27> <div class=listNumber>27</div> <div class=link2lines2>Religious Personnel</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule28> <div class=listNumber>28</div> <div class=link2lines2>Medical Units</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule29> <div class=listNumber>29</div> <div class=link2lines2>Medical Transports</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule30> <div class=listNumber>30</div> <div class=link2lines2>Persons and Objects Displaying the Distinctive Emblem</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule31> <div class=listNumber>31</div> <div class=link2lines2>Humanitarian Relief Personnel</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule32> <div class=listNumber>32</div> <div class=link2lines2>Humanitarian Relief Objects</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule33> <div class=listNumber>33</div> <div class=link2lines2>Personnel and Objects Involved in a Peacekeeping Mission</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule34> <div class=listNumber>34</div> <div class=link2lines2>Journalists</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule35> <div class=listNumber>35</div> <div class=link2lines2>Hospital and Safety Zones and Neutralized Zones</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule36> <div class=listNumber>36</div> <div class=link2lines2>Demilitarized Zones</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule37> <div class=listNumber>37</div> <div class=link2lines2>Open Towns and Non-Defended Localities</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule38> <div class=listNumber>38</div> <div class=link2lines2>Attacks Against Cultural Property</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule39> <div class=listNumber>39</div> <div class=link2lines2>Use of Cultural Property for Military Purposes</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule40> <div class=listNumber>40</div> <div class=link2lines2>Respect for Cultural Property</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule41> <div class=listNumber>41</div> <div class=link2lines2>Export and Return of Cultural Property in Occupied Territory</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule42> <div class=listNumber>42</div> <div class=link2lines2>Works and Installations Containing Dangerous Forces</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule43> <div class=listNumber>43</div> <div class=link2lines2>Application of General Principles on the Conduct of Hostilities to the Natural Environment</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule44> <div class=listNumber>44</div> <div class=link2lines2>Due Regard for the Natural Environment in Military Operations</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule45> <div class=listNumber>45</div> <div class=link2lines2>Causing Serious Damage to the Natural Environment</div> </a></ul><ul class=list-group><li class="list-group-item disabled boxtitle"><span class=h3title> III. Specific Methods of Warfare </span><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule46> <div class=listNumber>46</div> <div class=link2lines2>Orders or Threats that No Quarter Will Be Given</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule47> <div class=listNumber>47</div> <div class=link2lines2>Attacks against Persons Hors de Combat</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule48> <div class=listNumber>48</div> <div class=link2lines2>Attacks against Persons Parachuting from an Aircraft in Distress</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule49> <div class=listNumber>49</div> <div class=link2lines2>War Booty</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule50> <div class=listNumber>50</div> <div class=link2lines2>Destruction and Seizure of Property of an Adversary</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule51> <div class=listNumber>51</div> <div class=link2lines2>Public and Private Property in Occupied Territory</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule52> <div class=listNumber>52</div> <div class=link2lines2>Pillage</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule53> <div class=listNumber>53</div> <div class=link2lines2>Starvation as a Method of Warfare</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule54> <div class=listNumber>54</div> <div class=link2lines2>Attacks against Objects Indispensable to the Survival of the Civilian Population</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule55> <div class=listNumber>55</div> <div class=link2lines2>Access for Humanitarian Relief to Civilians in Need</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule56> <div class=listNumber>56</div> <div class=link2lines2>Freedom of Movement of Humanitarian Relief Personnel</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule57> <div class=listNumber>57</div> <div class=link2lines2>Ruses of War</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule58> <div class=listNumber>58</div> <div class=link2lines2>Improper Use of the White Flag of Truce</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule59> <div class=listNumber>59</div> <div class=link2lines2>Improper Use of the Distinctive Emblems of the Geneva Conventions</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule60> <div class=listNumber>60</div> <div class=link2lines2>Improper Use of the United Nations Emblem or Uniform</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule61> <div class=listNumber>61</div> <div class=link2lines2>Improper Use of Other Internationally Recognized Emblems</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule62> <div class=listNumber>62</div> <div class=link2lines2>Improper Use of the Flags or Military Emblems, Insignia or Uniforms of the Adversary</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule63> <div class=listNumber>63</div> <div class=link2lines2>Use of Flags or Military Emblems, Insignia or Uniforms of Neutral or Other States Not Party to the Conflict</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule64> <div class=listNumber>64</div> <div class=link2lines2>Conclusion of an Agreement to Suspend Combat with the Intention of Attacking by Surprise the Adversary Relying on it</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule65> <div class=listNumber>65</div> <div class=link2lines2>Perfidy</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule66> <div class=listNumber>66</div> <div class=link2lines2>Non-Hostile Contacts between the Parties to Conflict</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule67> <div class=listNumber>67</div> <div class=link2lines2>Inviolability of Parlementaires</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule68> <div class=listNumber>68</div> <div class=link2lines2>Precautions while Receiving Parlementaires</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule69> <div class=listNumber>69</div> <div class=link2lines2>Loss of Inviolability of Parlementaires</div> </a></ul><ul class=list-group><li class="list-group-item disabled boxtitle"><span class=h3title> IV. Weapons </span><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule70> <div class=listNumber>70</div> <div class=link2lines2>Weapons of a Nature to Cause Superfluous Injury or Unnecessary Suffering</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule71> <div class=listNumber>71</div> <div class=link2lines2>Weapons That Are by Nature Indiscriminate</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule72> <div class=listNumber>72</div> <div class=link2lines2>Poison</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_nuwe> <div class=listNumber></div> <div class=link2lines2>Nuclear Weapons</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule73> <div class=listNumber>73</div> <div class=link2lines2>Biological Weapons</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule74> <div class=listNumber>74</div> <div class=link2lines2>Chemical Weapons</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule75> <div class=listNumber>75</div> <div class=link2lines2>Riot Control Agents</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule76> <div class=listNumber>76</div> <div class=link2lines2>Herbicides</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule77> <div class=listNumber>77</div> <div class=link2lines2>Expanding Bullets</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule78> <div class=listNumber>78</div> <div class=link2lines2>Exploding Bullets</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule79> <div class=listNumber>79</div> <div class=link2lines2>Weapons Primarily Injuring by Non-Detectable Fragments</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule80> <div class=listNumber>80</div> <div class=link2lines2>Booby-Traps</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule81> <div class=listNumber>81</div> <div class=link2lines2>Restrictions on the Use of Landmines</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule82> <div class=listNumber>82</div> <div class=link2lines2>Recording of the Placement of Landmines</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule83> <div class=listNumber>83</div> <div class=link2lines2>Removal or Neutralization of Landmines</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule84> <div class=listNumber>84</div> <div class=link2lines2>The Protection of Civilians and Civilian Objects from the Effects of Incendiary Weapons</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule85> <div class=listNumber>85</div> <div class=link2lines2>The Use of Incendiary Weapons against Combatants</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule86> <div class=listNumber>86</div> <div class=link2lines2>Blinding Laser Weapons</div> </a></ul></div><div class="col2 col-md-6 col-sm-12"><ul class=list-group><li class="list-group-item disabled boxtitle"><span class=h3title> V. Treatment of Civilians and Persons Hors de Combat </span><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_intofugu> <div class=listNumber></div> <div class=link2lines2>Introduction to Fundamental Guarantees</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule87> <div class=listNumber>87</div> <div class=link2lines2>Humane Treatment</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule88> <div class=listNumber>88</div> <div class=link2lines2>Non-Discrimination</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule89> <div class=listNumber>89</div> <div class=link2lines2>Violence to Life</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule90> <div class=listNumber>90</div> <div class=link2lines2>Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule91> <div class=listNumber>91</div> <div class=link2lines2>Corporal Punishment</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule92> <div class=listNumber>92</div> <div class=link2lines2>Mutilation and Medical, Scientific or Biological Experiments</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule93> <div class=listNumber>93</div> <div class=link2lines2>Rape and Other forms of Sexual Violence</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule94> <div class=listNumber>94</div> <div class=link2lines2>Slavery and Slave Trade</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule95> <div class=listNumber>95</div> <div class=link2lines2>Forced Labour</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule96> <div class=listNumber>96</div> <div class=link2lines2>Hostage-Taking</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule97> <div class=listNumber>97</div> <div class=link2lines2>Human Shields</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule98> <div class=listNumber>98</div> <div class=link2lines2>Enforced Disappearance</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule99> <div class=listNumber>99</div> <div class=link2lines2>Deprivation of Liberty</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule100> <div class=listNumber>100</div> <div class=link2lines2>Fair Trial Guarantees</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule101> <div class=listNumber>101</div> <div class=link2lines2>The Principle of Legality</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule102> <div class=listNumber>102</div> <div class=link2lines2>Individual Criminal Responsibility</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule103> <div class=listNumber>103</div> <div class=link2lines2>Collective Punishments</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule104> <div class=listNumber>104</div> <div class=link2lines2>Respect for Convictions and Religious Practices</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule105> <div class=listNumber>105</div> <div class=link2lines2>Respect for Family Life</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule106> <div class=listNumber>106</div> <div class=link2lines2>Conditions for Prisoner-of-War Status</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule107> <div class=listNumber>107</div> <div class=link2lines2>Spies</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule108> <div class=listNumber>108</div> <div class=link2lines2>Mercenaries</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule109> <div class=listNumber>109</div> <div class=link2lines2>Search for, Collection and Evacuation of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule110> <div class=listNumber>110</div> <div class=link2lines2>Treatment and Care of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule111> <div class=listNumber>111</div> <div class=link2lines2>Protection of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked against Pillage and Ill-Treatment</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule112> <div class=listNumber>112</div> <div class=link2lines2>Search for and Collection of the Dead</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule113> <div class=listNumber>113</div> <div class=link2lines2>Treatment of the Dead</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule114> <div class=listNumber>114</div> <div class=link2lines2>Return of the Remains and Personal Effects of the Dead</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule115> <div class=listNumber>115</div> <div class=link2lines2>Disposal of the Dead</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule116> <div class=listNumber>116</div> <div class=link2lines2>Accounting for the Dead</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule117> <div class=listNumber>117</div> <div class=link2lines2>Accounting for Missing Persons</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule118> <div class=listNumber>118</div> <div class=link2lines2>Provision of Basic Necessities to Persons Deprived of Their Liberty</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule119> <div class=listNumber>119</div> <div class=link2lines2>Accommodation for Women Deprived of Their Liberty</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule120> <div class=listNumber>120</div> <div class=link2lines2>Accommodation for Children Deprived of Their Liberty</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule121> <div class=listNumber>121</div> <div class=link2lines2>Location of Internment and Detention Centres</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule122> <div class=listNumber>122</div> <div class=link2lines2>Pillage of Personal Belongings of Persons Deprived of Their Liberty</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule123> <div class=listNumber>123</div> <div class=link2lines2>Recording and Notification of Personal Details of Persons Deprived of their Liberty</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule124> <div class=listNumber>124</div> <div class=link2lines2>ICRC Access to Persons Deprived of Their Liberty</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule125> <div class=listNumber>125</div> <div class=link2lines2>Correspondence of Persons Deprived of Their Liberty</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule126> <div class=listNumber>126</div> <div class=link2lines2>Visits to Persons Deprived of Their Liberty</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule127> <div class=listNumber>127</div> <div class=link2lines2>Respect for Convictions and Religious Practices of Persons Deprived of Their Liberty</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule128> <div class=listNumber>128</div> <div class=link2lines2>Release and Return of Persons Deprived of Their Liberty</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule129> <div class=listNumber>129</div> <div class=link2lines2>The Act of Displacement</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule130> <div class=listNumber>130</div> <div class=link2lines2>Transfer of Own Civilian Population into Occupied Territory</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule131> <div class=listNumber>131</div> <div class=link2lines2>Treatment of Displaced Persons</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule132> <div class=listNumber>132</div> <div class=link2lines2>Return of Displaced Persons</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule133> <div class=listNumber>133</div> <div class=link2lines2>Property Rights of Displaced Persons</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule134> <div class=listNumber>134</div> <div class=link2lines2>Women</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule135> <div class=listNumber>135</div> <div class=link2lines2>Children</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule136> <div class=listNumber>136</div> <div class=link2lines2>Recruitment of Child Soldiers</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule137> <div class=listNumber>137</div> <div class=link2lines2>Participation of Child Soldiers in Hostilities</div> </a><li class=list-group-item><a class=linkList href=/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v1_rul_rule138> <div class=listNumber>138</div> <div class=link2lines2>The Elderly, Disabled and Infirm</div> </a></ul><ul class=list-group><li class="list-group-item disabled boxtitle"><span class=h3title> VI. 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