The “General Close of Military Operations” as the Benchmark for the Declassification of Armed Conflicts and the End of the Applicability of International Humanitarian Law

Abstract When does an armed conflict end? the specific body of law applicable to such a situation — namely, international humanitarian (IHL) cease apply? There is, date, no clear-cut answer these questions in treaty but, rather, functional approach matter. Anchored wider research related temporal scope applicability IHL, this contribution demonstrates how notion “general close military operations,” which appears Article 6, paragraph 2, Geneva Convention IV and 3(b) Additional Protocol I , fulfills function determining that any has ended.