| Title | Interpretive guidance on the notion of direct participation in hostilities under international humanitarian law |
| Publisher | International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) |
| Author | Nils Melzer, Legal Advoser ICRC |
| Publication Date | May 2009 |
| Topics | Civilian character of asylum | Internal armed conflict | International armed conflict | International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions | Protection of civilian persons in time of war |
| Cite as | International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Interpretive guidance on the notion of direct participation in hostilities under international humanitarian law, May 2009, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4a670dec2.html [accessed 7 June 2023] |
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