Abstract:Chapter 27 EU Law and International Humanitarian Law Marco Sassòli, Marco SassòliSearch for more papers by this authorDjemila Carron, Djemila CarronSearch for more papers by this author Marco Sassòli,...Chapter 27 EU Law and International Humanitarian Law Marco Sassòli, Marco SassòliSearch for more papers by this authorDjemila Carron, Djemila CarronSearch for more papers by this author Marco Sassòli, Marco SassòliSearch for more papers by this authorDjemila Carron, Djemila CarronSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Dennis Patterson, Dennis PattersonSearch for more papers by this authorAnna Södersten, Anna SöderstenSearch for more papers by this author First published: 05 March 2016 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119037712.ch27Citations: 1 AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Summary This chapter discusses the application of international humanitarian law (IHL) to EU military operations outside of the European Union (EU). It describes where the Union has performed best: promoting the development, acceptance, and respect of IHL by others. EU restrictive measures may be taken in its commercial policy, its foreign and security policy, and its development cooperation policy. A field in which the European Union may have a direct impact on violations of IHL is the export of arms. EU member states continue to be involved in armed conflicts, but EU law did not govern their involvement. Therefore, the relationship between IHL and EU law is fortunately not (yet) an issue of daily concern for practitioners and EU institutions. In the instances in which the European Union has been a military actor abroad, IHL arguably did not apply because the Union had not become a party to an armed conflict. Citing Literature A Companion to European Union Law and International Law RelatedInformationRead More