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International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law
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Which fundamental principle of IHL prohibits attacks against civilians and civilian objects?
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Principle of Distinction
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The Principle of Distinction requires parties to an armed conflict to distinguish between combatants and civilians, and between military objectives and civilian objects, and to direct their attacks solely against military objectives.