Introduction

One of the most interesting and pressing international law questions presented by the current situation in Iraq is the legal status of past, present and future economic interests of foreign parties in Iraq and their relationship to the United States as an Occupying Power. These questions are governed mainly by the law applicable in armed conflict known today as international humanitarian law, consisting of the 'Hague Regulations' (especially the Annex to the 1907 Hague Convention IV Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land), the 'Geneva Conventions' (especially the Fourth ...