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The laws of armed conflict or international humanitarian law
(IHL) are a set of rules governing what can and cannot be done
during war.
The four Geneva Conventions and their protocols
comprise the majority of the law, with almost all nations agreeing
- in principle - to follow them.
As the just released Brereton report reveals, the laws are
often breached. Indeed, not only does the report detail a redacted
account of the recent 39 alleged murders in Afghanistan, but it
also provides a history of Australian war crimes pertaining to the