Exploration 2B Ms. Ripley Codes over Time Exploration 2B Ms. Ripley

Codes over Time Exploration 2B is designed to illustrate the universality of humankind’s effort in the past centuries to limit the devastation of war by creating codes, or sets of rules.

Codes of Warfare What is the earliest evidence of attempts to set rules for armed conflict? Have a look at Sample codes of warfare Possible Questions: What rules do you see in more than one code? Do any of the codes give explanations for their rules? What are the explanations? Do you see any rules in the codes that are like ones that you proposed? Compare these codes with the basic rules of humanitarian law. Find 5 common themes among the codes. People who are not involved in the fighting or are no longer involved in the fighting – “Non combatants” are protected; some weapons are prohibited.

Key Ideas Treat the captives well, and care for them Confucius (551-479BC) Man’s efforts to limit the brutality of war are universal. History contains multiple examples of codes that aim to restrain the use of violence in order to reduce unnecessary suffering and contain destruction.