Ma`rifat Hoghoughi

The goal of humanitarian law is to protect individuals and limit the effects of war violence. According to the laws of armed conflict, only the combatants have the authority to carry out hostile acts (war), and the contestant is the one on the opposite side of the attack. Therefore, civilians (including patients, women, children and medical groups present at the war) are protected by laws. This rule is called the principle of "separation in armed conflicts" in the legal statement. Besides the contemporary international legal system, the Islamic legal system has some laws regarding wars as well; the foundation of which is divine, unlike the contemporary laws. One can deduce these laws from the statements of the Infallible Imams in their wars and figure out their scope and examples. However, not observing the Islamic rules in its cases and in the scope of this principle in the law of armed conflicts has led to the violation of this principle towards civilians. The previously raised issues require the fact that the principle of "military separation" and its disambiguation be investigated in a descriptive-analytical way to support the civilians.