The law of armed conflict as a branch of public international law
Jus ad bellum : main components
Jus in bello : main components
The separation between jus ad bellum and jus in bello in modern international law : equality of the belligerents and just war
Total war and limited war
Historical evolution of the LOAC
Basic principles of the LOAC
Main sources of the LOAC
The Martens clause
International and non-international armed conflicts
Applicability of the LOAC : material scope of applicability
Applicability of the LOAC : personal scope of applicability
Applicability of the LOAC : spatial scope of applicability
Applicability of the LOAC : temporal scope of applicability
Applicability of the LOAC by special agreements
The role of the International Committee of the Red Cross
Targeting : the principle of distinction between civilian and military objectives
Other objectives specifically protected against attack
Prohibited weapons
Perfidy and ruses
Some other prohibited means and methods of warfare.

Belligerent reprisals
Command responsibility
Assistance, respect, and protection of wounded and sick military persons
The definition of combatants
Protection of prisoners of war
General protection of civilians
Occupied territories (belligerent occupation)
The 'intangible' nature of the LOAC rights
Protective emblems
Sea warfare
Non-international armed conflicts in particular
The relationship between the LOAC and human rights law
Neutrality
The implementation of the LOAC.