Abstract
This chapter from the Commentary to the Geneva Conventions published by Oxford University Press covers the different types of international armed conflict that can trigger the application of the four Geneva Conventions. It looks at who can be a party to such an armed conflict and the thresholds that would apply in order for the Conventions to apply as a matter of international law. In addition to inter0state conflict there are discussions of the applicability of international humanitarian law to the United Nations, to National Liberation Movements, and to in the context of cyber attacks.
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