Sobre el estatus consuetudinario del artículo 3 común a los cuatro Convenios de Ginebra de 1949 y el Protocolo Adicional II de 1977

Nicolás Bianchi

Authors

Nicolás Bianchi

Keywords:

international humanitarian law, geneva conventions, common article 3, protocol II, non–international armed conflicts, international custom, physical practice, verbal practice, moralism, disentanglement, ius cogens, generalized ratification

Abstract

The following research seeks to evaluate the way in which some international bodies have analyzed the customary status of Common Article 3 to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Additional Protocol II of 1977, applicable to non-international armed conflicts. It will aim to question said assessments for the serious methodological problems they present, and to conclude that the customary character of these norms, albeit limited, can only be founded on their extensive acceptance as treaties.

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Author Biography

Nicolás Bianchi

Estudiante de grado de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Buenos Aires.

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