IHL 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 resuPrisoners of warare combatantswho have falleninto enemy handsin an internationalarmed conflict.A State (note thecapital "S") is a self-governing politicalentity. The term Statecan be usedinterchangeably withcountry.Yes, cyberwarefare issubject to IHL. Theemployment of cybertools that spread andcause damageindiscriminately isprohibited.Contact yourregionalInternationalServices team!SoCalRegionINTL@redcross.orgNo, everyone isprotected againsttorture under IHLand theInternationalHuman RightsLaw.The International Courtof Justice (ICJ or WorldCourt) is a civil tribunalthat hears disputesbetween countries. TheICC is a criminaltribunal that willprosecute individuals.AmericanRedCrossInternationalHumanitarianLawThe 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 aCivil war,riots,protests,domesticsituationsEveryone!People who arenot or no longerparticipating inarmed conflict.National Red Cross orRed CrescentSocieties, InternationalFederation of the RedCross, andInternationalCommittee of the RedCrossHumanity,Impartiality,Neutrality,Independence,Voluntary Service,Unity, UniversalityIHL 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 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 militaryA set of ruleswhich seek, forhumanitarianreasons, to limitthe effects ofarmed conflict.The States thatare involved inarmed conflict,InternationalCriminal Court,and the UnitedNations.Military necessity,Distinction,Proportionality,and LimitingunnecessarysufferingThe 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 expendiPrisoners of Warmust be treatedhumanelythroughout theentire duration oftheir internment.Cultural property,medical units andtransports, thenatural environment,works andinstallationscontaining deadlyforces.CombatantsIHL 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 resuPrisoners of warare combatantswho have falleninto enemy handsin an internationalarmed conflict.A State (note thecapital "S") is a self-governing politicalentity. The term Statecan be usedinterchangeably withcountry.Yes, cyberwarefare issubject to IHL. Theemployment of cybertools that spread andcause damageindiscriminately isprohibited.Contact yourregionalInternationalServices team!SoCalRegionINTL@redcross.orgNo, everyone isprotected againsttorture under IHLand theInternationalHuman RightsLaw.The International Courtof Justice (ICJ or WorldCourt) is a civil tribunalthat hears disputesbetween countries. TheICC is a criminaltribunal that willprosecute individuals.AmericanRedCrossInternationalHumanitarianLawThe 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 aCivil war,riots,protests,domesticsituationsEveryone!People who arenot or no longerparticipating inarmed conflict.National Red Cross orRed CrescentSocieties, InternationalFederation of the RedCross, andInternationalCommittee of the RedCrossHumanity,Impartiality,Neutrality,Independence,Voluntary Service,Unity, UniversalityIHL 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 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 militaryA set of ruleswhich seek, forhumanitarianreasons, to limitthe effects ofarmed conflict.The States thatare involved inarmed conflict,InternationalCriminal Court,and the UnitedNations.Military necessity,Distinction,Proportionality,and LimitingunnecessarysufferingThe 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 expendiPrisoners of Warmust be treatedhumanelythroughout theentire duration oftheir internment.Cultural property,medical units andtransports, thenatural environment,works andinstallationscontaining deadlyforces.Combatants

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. 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
  2. Prisoners of war are combatants who have fallen into enemy hands in an international armed conflict.
  3. A State (note the capital "S") is a self-governing political entity. The term State can be used interchangeably with country.
  4. Yes, cyberwarefare is subject to IHL. The employment of cyber tools that spread and cause damage indiscriminately is prohibited.
  5. Contact your regional International Services team! SoCalRegionINTL @redcross.org
  6. No, everyone is protected against torture under IHL and the International Human Rights Law.
  7. 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.
  8. American Red Cross
  9. International Humanitarian Law
  10. 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
  11. Civil war, riots, protests, domestic situations
  12. Everyone!
  13. People who are not or no longer participating in armed conflict.
  14. National Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies, International Federation of the Red Cross, and International Committee of the Red Cross
  15. Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity, Universality
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. A set of rules which seek, for humanitarian reasons, to limit the effects of armed conflict.
  19. The States that are involved in armed conflict, International Criminal Court, and the United Nations.
  20. Military necessity, Distinction, Proportionality, and Limiting unnecessary suffering
  21. 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
  22. Prisoners of War must be treated humanely throughout the entire duration of their internment.
  23. Cultural property, medical units and transports, the natural environment, works and installations containing deadly forces.
  24. Combatants