Human rights law is a frequently cited example of other law that applies in armed conflict, but we must also be mindful of international maritime law, international air and space law, the law of state responsibility, and other areas of law. To support the mention of both international law and international humanitarian law, We can recall several already existing and widely recognized provisions, including the first article of CCW, as well as, for example, Article 36 of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Convention, which establishes an obligation based on all applicable provisions of law, not only those of international humanitarian law. These examples clearly demonstrate that references to international law in general are very common in the existing IHL.
Statement by Ukraine (GGE LAWS, 1 September 2026) 1:20:02
