• Afghan Abdul Salam

International humanitarian law (IHL) currently faces challenges resulting from the emergence of transnational terrorist networks and criminal organization an aspiring hegemony`s militarization of its foreign and counterterrorism policies. International humanitarian law recognizes two different categories of armed conflicts (usually known as civil wars).when and where the “war on terror” manifests itself in either of these forms of armed conflict, international humanitarian law applies, as do aspects of international human rights and domestic law. War on terror is new paradigm in armed conflict. The rules of IHL apply equally to all parties to an armed conflict whether it is an aggressor or acting in self-defense or is a state or rebel group. Thus the IHL rules also apply to the armed conflict named as “war on terror”. Humanitarian law applies in and to armed conflict. Thus, terrorism, and by necessary implication, counter-terrorism, are subject to humanitarian law when, and only when, those activities rise to the level of armed conflict. “War on terrorism” has been used to justify unilateral preemptive war, perpetual war, human rights abuses, and violations of international law.

International humanitarian law, terrorism and international armed conflict.

"Use of force in the light of the fight against terrorism", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no.282-297, April-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2104039.pdf

"Use of force in the light of the fight against terrorism", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no. pp282-297, April-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2104039.pdf