Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
VI. Uluslararası Afro-Avrasya Araştırmaları Kongresi, Skopje, Makedonya, 14 - 15 Ekim 2022, ss.7, (Özet Bildiri)
The phenomenon of war, which has been frequently encountered in history from past to
present and has a d
eep
-
rooted history, has caused irreparable damage to humanity and
civilizations throughout history, and caused severe destruction. From the 19th century, when
the modern era of humanitarian law began, to the present day, many important studies have
been ca
rried out at the national and international levels to prevent the destruction caused by
the war, and to limit the war activities. The Hague Conventions (1899, 1907) and the Geneva
Conventions (1864, 1949) and their Additional Protocols (1977) are among the
se studies.
These conventions, which are the embodiment of the law of war and the law of Geneva,
aimed to eliminate the difficulties and problems faced by civilians and to protect the most
fundamental right, the right to life, by limiting the actual activi
ties and operations of the
parties in an armed conflict environment within the framework of their rights and
obligations. When we examine the armed conflicts experienced today, we see that these
conventions have been violated, and the law of war and the la
w of Geneva have not been
taken into account by some countries. As a matter of fact, from the example of the Russia
-
Ukraine War, we can clearly see that numerous war crimes were committed in environments
of armed conflict where the standards of the law of
war and the law of Geneva were not
taken into account. As a matter of fact, according to the information given by the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), as a result of the armed attacks
launched by the Russian Federation on February
24, 2022, the number of civilians killed in
Ukraine until August 7, 2022 was 5,401 and the number of civilians injured was 7,466. The
aim of this study is to examine the violations of the law of war and the law of Geneva
through the example of the Russia
-
Ukraine War and to explain the data obtained in an
objective way.