Problem
Non-compliance with international humanitarian law
Other Names:
Inadequate implementation of human rights treaty provisionsInadequate enforcement of humanitarian law
Nature:
Despite the increasingly active efforts of international organizations in support of humanitarian initiatives, humanitarian abuses continue to increase at an alarming rate. While the United Nations has an excellent record of setting human rights standards through international covenants, the reluctance of the world community to provide the UN Centre for Human Rights with adequate resources to carry out its mandate is a major limitation for implementation. In many countries, non-compliance with humanitarian law, not the scope of the law, remains the crux of the problem.
Incidence:
Conflicts that are not of an international character pose especially difficult problems for enforcing humanitarian law, although the obligations of all combatants remain clear and unequivocal. Clear rules have not always translated into an equally clear acceptance of those rules.
Broader Problems:
Inadequate national supervision of adherence to international law Narrower Problems:
Ineffective war crime prosecutionDenial of access to people in need Related Problems:
Disregard for international ban on marketing unhealthy products Aggravates:
Delayed humanitarian interventionInadequate protection of civilians in armed conflictLack of legal protection for nongovernmental organizations engaged on hazardous duties Strategies:
Monitoring international conventionsRequiring adherence to lawProviding technical assistance on human rightsEstablishing international legal orderComplying with international humanitarian lawStrengthening implementation of human rightsProviding inadequate implementation of human rights treaty provisionsInforming about human rights issuesMonitoring humanitarian aid Subject(s):
Law → AgreementsLaw → Law
Law → Law enforcement
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST