Cultural property,medical units andtransports, thenatural environment,works andinstallationscontaining deadlyforces.The International Courtof Justice (ICJ or WorldCourt) is a civil tribunalthat hears disputesbetween countries. TheICC is a criminaltribunal that willprosecute individuals.Prisoners of warare combatantswho have falleninto enemy handsin an internationalarmed conflict.Military necessity,Distinction,Proportionality,and LimitingunnecessarysufferingIHL is universal: all partiesfighting in a conflict areobliged to respect IHL, bethey governmental forcesor non-State armed groups.The Geneva Conventions,which are central to IHL,have been ratified by all196 States, making IHL auniversalThe principle of militarynecessity permits only thatdegree and kind of forcerequired to achieve thelegitimate purpose of aconflict, i.e. the complete orpartial submission of theenemy at the earliestpossible moment with theminimum expendiHumanity,Impartiality,Neutrality,Independence,Voluntary Service,Unity, UniversalityIHL prohibits theemployment of means ofwarfare that result insuperfluous injury orunnecessary suffering. Thisrule reflects an attempt tostrike a balance betweenthe competing ends ofhumanity and militarynecessity, and theprotection resuInternationalHumanitarianLawPrisoners of Warmust be treatedhumanelythroughout theentire duration oftheir internment.AmericanRedCrossA State (note thecapital "S") is a self-governing politicalentity. The term Statecan be usedinterchangeably withcountry.The States thatare involved inarmed conflict,InternationalCriminal Court,and the UnitedNations.A set of ruleswhich seek, forhumanitarianreasons, to limitthe effects ofarmed conflict.Civil war,riots,protests,domesticsituationsNational Red Cross orRed CrescentSocieties, InternationalFederation of the RedCross, andInternationalCommittee of the RedCrossPeople who arenot or no longerparticipating inarmed conflict.Yes, cyberwarefare issubject to IHL. Theemployment of cybertools that spread andcause damageindiscriminately isprohibited.Everyone!The principle of distinctionis a fundamental principleof internationalhumanitarian law whichprovides that parties to anarmed conflict must at alltimes distinguish betweenthe civilian population andcombatants and betweencivilian objects aNo, everyone isprotected againsttorture under IHLand theInternationalHuman RightsLaw.The rule of proportionalityrequires that theanticipated incidental lossof human life and damageto civilian objects shouldnot be excessive in relationto the concrete and directmilitary advantageexpected from thedestruction of a military CombatantsContact yourregionalInternationalServices team!SoCalRegionINTL@redcross.orgCultural property,medical units andtransports, thenatural environment,works andinstallationscontaining deadlyforces.The International Courtof Justice (ICJ or WorldCourt) is a civil tribunalthat hears disputesbetween countries. TheICC is a criminaltribunal that willprosecute individuals.Prisoners of warare combatantswho have falleninto enemy handsin an internationalarmed conflict.Military necessity,Distinction,Proportionality,and LimitingunnecessarysufferingIHL is universal: all partiesfighting in a conflict areobliged to respect IHL, bethey governmental forcesor non-State armed groups.The Geneva Conventions,which are central to IHL,have been ratified by all196 States, making IHL auniversalThe principle of militarynecessity permits only thatdegree and kind of forcerequired to achieve thelegitimate purpose of aconflict, i.e. the complete orpartial submission of theenemy at the earliestpossible moment with theminimum expendiHumanity,Impartiality,Neutrality,Independence,Voluntary Service,Unity, UniversalityIHL prohibits theemployment of means ofwarfare that result insuperfluous injury orunnecessary suffering. Thisrule reflects an attempt tostrike a balance betweenthe competing ends ofhumanity and militarynecessity, and theprotection resuInternationalHumanitarianLawPrisoners of Warmust be treatedhumanelythroughout theentire duration oftheir internment.AmericanRedCrossA State (note thecapital "S") is a self-governing politicalentity. The term Statecan be usedinterchangeably withcountry.The States thatare involved inarmed conflict,InternationalCriminal Court,and the UnitedNations.A set of ruleswhich seek, forhumanitarianreasons, to limitthe effects ofarmed conflict.Civil war,riots,protests,domesticsituationsNational Red Cross orRed CrescentSocieties, InternationalFederation of the RedCross, andInternationalCommittee of the RedCrossPeople who arenot or no longerparticipating inarmed conflict.Yes, cyberwarefare issubject to IHL. Theemployment of cybertools that spread andcause damageindiscriminately isprohibited.Everyone!The principle of distinctionis a fundamental principleof internationalhumanitarian law whichprovides that parties to anarmed conflict must at alltimes distinguish betweenthe civilian population andcombatants and betweencivilian objects aNo, everyone isprotected againsttorture under IHLand theInternationalHuman RightsLaw.The rule of proportionalityrequires that theanticipated incidental lossof human life and damageto civilian objects shouldnot be excessive in relationto the concrete and directmilitary advantageexpected from thedestruction of a military CombatantsContact yourregionalInternationalServices team!SoCalRegionINTL@redcross.org

IHL Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Cultural property, medical units and transports, the natural environment, works and installations containing deadly forces.
  2. The International Court of Justice (ICJ or World Court) is a civil tribunal that hears disputes between countries. The ICC is a criminal tribunal that will prosecute individuals.
  3. Prisoners of war are combatants who have fallen into enemy hands in an international armed conflict.
  4. Military necessity, Distinction, Proportionality, and Limiting unnecessary suffering
  5. IHL is universal: all parties fighting in a conflict are obliged to respect IHL, be they governmental forces or non-State armed groups. The Geneva Conventions, which are central to IHL, have been ratified by all 196 States, making IHL a universal
  6. The principle of military necessity permits only that degree and kind of force required to achieve the legitimate purpose of a conflict, i.e. the complete or partial submission of the enemy at the earliest possible moment with the minimum expendi
  7. Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity, Universality
  8. IHL prohibits the employment of means of warfare that result in superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering. This rule reflects an attempt to strike a balance between the competing ends of humanity and military necessity, and the protection resu
  9. International Humanitarian Law
  10. Prisoners of War must be treated humanely throughout the entire duration of their internment.
  11. American Red Cross
  12. A State (note the capital "S") is a self-governing political entity. The term State can be used interchangeably with country.
  13. The States that are involved in armed conflict, International Criminal Court, and the United Nations.
  14. A set of rules which seek, for humanitarian reasons, to limit the effects of armed conflict.
  15. Civil war, riots, protests, domestic situations
  16. National Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies, International Federation of the Red Cross, and International Committee of the Red Cross
  17. People who are not or no longer participating in armed conflict.
  18. Yes, cyberwarefare is subject to IHL. The employment of cyber tools that spread and cause damage indiscriminately is prohibited.
  19. Everyone!
  20. The principle of distinction is a fundamental principle of international humanitarian law which provides that parties to an armed conflict must at all times distinguish between the civilian population and combatants and between civilian objects a
  21. No, everyone is protected against torture under IHL and the International Human Rights Law.
  22. The rule of proportionality requires that the anticipated incidental loss of human life and damage to civilian objects should not be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage expected from the destruction of a military
  23. Combatants
  24. Contact your regional International Services team! SoCalRegionINTL @redcross.org