El concepto de conflicto armado interno como condición habilitante para la aplicación del Derecho Internacional Humanitario

Abstract

This article emphasizes the importance of an adequate characterization of the circumstances which determine the existence of an internal armed conflict for the implementation of IHL and the prosecution of those who commit breaches of the legal framework. Starting with the basics of the prohibition of war as explanations of the current problem of the application of standards for this kind of situation, concludes with the presentation of the core issues of the implementation of international humanitarian law in the Colombian context.