A/HRC/3/2 page 9 CONTENTS Paragraphs List of acronyms ....................................................................................... I. II. Page 13 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 1 - 74 14 A. The Commission of Inquiry .................................................... 1 - 25 14 1. Establishment and role ................................................... 1-9 14 2. Mandate and scope ......................................................... 10 - 17 15 3. Methodology ................................................................... 18 - 25 16 B. The conflict as addressed by the Commission’s mandate ...... 26 - 74 18 1. Lebanon: profile and background .................................. 26 - 39 18 2. The July-August 2006 hostilities .................................... 40 - 49 20 3. Qualification of the conflict ............................................ 50 - 62 21 4. Applicable law ................................................................ 63 - 74 24 (a) International Humanitarian Law ............................. 65 - 68 24 (b) International Human Rights Law ........................... 69 - 74 25 THE FACTS AND LEGAL ANALYSIS .................................... 75 - 275 26 A. General approach .................................................................... 75 - 90 26 1. On the facts ..................................................................... 75 - 81 26 2. On legal basic principles ................................................. 82 - 90 27 91 - 275 28 Attacks on the civilian population and objects ............... 91 - 126 28 (a) Southern Lebanon ................................................... 93 - 115 29 (b) South Beirut ............................................................ 116 - 122 33 (c) Bekaa Valley ........................................................... 123 - 126 34 2. Attacks on convoys of civilians ...................................... 127 - 135 35 3. Attacks on infrastructure and other objects .................... 136 - 148 37 B. Specific approach ................................................................... 1.