A/HRC/2/7 page 3 CONTENTS Paragraphs Page I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................... 1-5 4 II. GENERAL CONTEXT............................................................. 6 - 13 5 III. THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK ................................................. 14 - 31 6 A. Human rights law ............................................................. 14 - 21 6 B. International humanitarian law ......................................... 22 - 31 7 THE PROTECTION OF THE CIVILIAN POPULATION DURING THE CONFLICT ..................................................... 32 - 81 9 A. Lebanon ............................................................................ 32 - 67 9 B. Israel ................................................................................. 68 - 81 16 THE PROTECTION OF THE CIVILIAN POPULATION IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE CONFLICT ........................ 82 - 92 18 A. Lebanon ............................................................................ 82 - 92 18 B. Israel ................................................................................. 93 - 97 20 98 - 108 21 IV. V. VI. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................... Annex - Situation map: Middle East crisis ...................................................................... 41