Mijloace interzise de purtare a războiului [Articol]

Abstract

The issue of armed conflict and peace is the fundamental issue of contemporary international relations affected by dozens of international and non-international armed conflicts all over the world that suppose the use of prohibited methods and means of warfare. Current armed conflicts represent serious threat to the safety, security and peace of the world and this is why there is an imperious need to study and reflect on these topics. The main purpose of this thesis is to develop a complex investigation of the forbidden means of armed conflict, as well as the common principles and rules of international humanitarian law applicable to armed conflicts, the delimitation and classification of these means, the main international regulations containing express rules prohibiting specific means of warfare. Also the thesis contains an historical review of the main rules and provisions concerning prohibition of the forbidden means.