The Implementation of International Humanitarian Law towards Medical Personnel Protection in the Armed Conflits

Medical personnel in armed conflicts are non-combatants who are protected and cannot be attacked. International Humanitarian Law, 1949 Geneva Convention, and the 1977 Additional Protocol I and II, strongly states that medical personnel should be respected and protected in all circumstances. However, in the reality many medical personals were subjected to war until death. The violation of International Humanitarian Law during the war can be categorized as war crimes according to the 1998 Rome Statute. The issue discusses in the research is how to implement International Humanitarian Law towards the protection of medical personnel in the armed conflict. The purpose of the study is to analyze the concept of medical personnel protection in the armed conflict under International Humanitarian Law and how its implementation. The study is normative legal research through literature review with existing books and journals. The results show that the law has provided maximum protection to medical personnel in armed conflict, however, its implementation is often ignored by combatants during the armed conflicts due to several factors. The International Humanitarian Finding-Fact Commission, the National Court, Hybrid Court or International Criminal Court can be used to overcome the ignorance on medical personnel.