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CESSATION HOSTILITIES [1 record]

Record 1 2021-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • War and Peace (International Law)
DEF

An agreed cessation of the fighting within a period of war.

CONT

[One mode] of terminating hostilities as distinct of the status of war itself [is applicable to hostilities both in a war, and in a non-war conflict] ... The terminology as to cessation of hostilities also includes a "pause" (i.e., a brief period of temporary cessation of particular kinds of operations, such as air bombardment), a "standstill" (this can cover not only a prohibition of hostilities, i.e., cease-fire, but also a cessation of all movement of armaments or personnel), and "de-escalation" (a diminution in the intensity magnitude and range of the hostilities).

OBS

cessation of hostilities; COH: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
DEF

Arrêt réciproque des opérations de guerre entre belligérants, que cet arrêt résulte ou non d'un accord, qu'il implique ou non la fin de la guerre.

OBS

cessation des hostilités; COH : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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