The International Committee of the Red Cross provides guidance on international humanitarian law. A colonel from Ethiopia notes that recalling the law can be useful in difficult situations. International humanitarian law, also known as the law of armed conflict or the law of war, includes the 1949 Geneva Conventions.

When a state adopts these international rules, it commits to disseminating them, both in times of peace and during armed conflict. This commitment applies to all situations. Further details about the dissemination of international humanitarian law and its application are available from the source.