The Compatibility of the International Humanitarian Law on International Peace Forces

Summary The United Nations has resorted to developing a mechanism to stop armed conflicts and reach a peaceful settlement to them. They are the forces of international peace in order to try to settle armed conflicts. The aim was to allow the conflicting parties to reach a peaceful solution, and the International Peace Forces (IPF) evolved in terms of their composition or in terms of the tasks they performed, in addition to the first tasks they undertook, namely the separation of the conflicting forces and the maintenance of the truce. An entity that carries out the tasks of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of combatants into their communities, strengthening the rule of law, enabling the local authority to strengthen its presence and fulfilling its responsibilities, as well as securing elections with a view to ensuring a democratic transition of power, as well as ensuring respect for human rights and the protection of civilians. In conflict zones, and carrying out humanitarian work from securing safe passages with the arrival of aid, and securing refugees and displaced persons from their homes, these forces have witnessed a great development in terms of the mandates they carry out from peacekeeping tasks to the tasks of a thousand peace, so that they are carrying out combat operations for the dimension of peace. Accordingly, legal problems have arisen regarding the composition of these forces and their legal basis and about its subordination to the rules of international humanitarian law in light of the fact that these forces enjoy the protection, privileges and immunities imposed on United Nations missions.