The extent to which International Humanitarian Law provides protection for civilians: a brief discussion with reference to Myanmar

The International Humanitarian Law (IHL) has not automatically come to us rather it arose from conscience in the form of evolution from Conventions to subsequent treaties, customary international law and case laws.This essay briefly explores how International Humanitarian Law (IHL) develops and protects civilians during the armed conflicts.It covers the consequence of breaching of such law and the implementation of IHL through international organisations such as UN, ICC, ICTY, and ICTR etc. the article also shows a close relationship between the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the International Criminal Law (ICL.)Finally this article also discusses on the humanitarian issues that rose in the Myanmar before its recent general election held on 8 November 2015.