On the occasion of the 2016 Warsaw Summit, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Allied Nations endorsed the NATO Policy on the Protection of Civilians, which was developed with NATO Partners and in consultation with the United Nations and other international organisations. This Policy is further bolstered by Allies’ pledge to implement a concrete Action Plan, which will be reviewed regularly by the Council. The added value of the Policy does not lie in the novelty of any particular aspect of its content as such, rather, in its overarching and comprehensive character. Its guiding principles include that all NATO and NATO-led operations, missions and activities are conducted in accordance with applicable international law, which may include international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL). The Policy is not limited to either the law of armed conflict or times of peace alone: this promises to facilitate its application to peace-time activities as well, and leaves sufficient room for a context-sensitive approach. More so, it recognises that long-term, self-sustained peace, security and stability is best achieved in cooperation with, among other actors, civil society, such as relevant human rights organisations. This article seeks to describe this landmark achievement from a number of perspectives, focusing primarily on legal aspects relating to the Policy. It will review (i) its scope and extent in terms of operational aspects, (ii) possible measures, (iii) beneficiaries and context and, finally, (iv) several aspects pertaining to its human rights dimension that will continue to be integrated in NATO’s current and future operations, missions and activities, including the on-going Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan.

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保护平民：北约的观点

在2016年华沙峰会之际，北大西洋公约组织（北约）盟国批准了北约保护平民政策，该政策是与北约伙伴合作并与联合国和其他国际组织协商制定的。盟国承诺执行一项具体的行动计划，进一步支持了这项政策，安理会将定期审查该计划。该政策的附加价值并不在于其内容的任何特定方面的新颖性，而在于其总体和全面的特征。它的指导原则包括所有北约和北约领导的行动，任务和活动均按照适用的国际法进行，其中可能包括国际人道主义法（IHL）和国际人权法（IHRL）。该政策不仅限于武装冲突法，也不仅限于和平时期：这有望促进其在和平时期活动中的适用，并为根据情况而定的方法留有足够的空间。更重要的是，它认识到与民间社会，如有关人权组织等，在其他方面的合作，最好实现长期，自我维持的和平，安全与稳定。本文旨在从多个角度描述这一具有里程碑意义的成就，主要集中在与政策相关的法律方面。它将审查（i）在业务方面的范围和程度，（ii）可能采取的措施，（iii）受益人和背景，最后（iv）与人权有关的几个方面，这些方面将继续纳入北约的当前和未来业务，