International humanitarian law (IHL) has traditionally been seen as a legal framework regulating armed hostilities, having little to do with peace. However, recent peacemaking and peacebuilding practice has consistently relied on IHL to frame peace efforts, mainly in non-international armed conflicts. This article explores the relationship between IHL and peace, looking at practice in Colombia, where IHL has been used in a creative way as a means to build trust, facilitate peace negotiations and enforce the resulting peace agreement. Looking at this case, the article offers general insights on how IHL can facilitate the end of conflict and reintegration, frame accountability and reparation, and shield peace deals under a framework in which both State and non-State actors can find a common bargaining zone in their search for peace.

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国际人道法在寻求和平中的作用：哥伦比亚的经验教训

国际人道法 (IHL) 历来被视为规范武装敌对行动的法律框架，与和平无关。然而，最近建立和平和建设和平的实践一直依赖国际人道法来制定和平努力，主要是在非国际性武装冲突中。本文探讨国际人道法与和平之间的关系，着眼于哥伦比亚的实践，在哥伦比亚，国际人道法被创造性地用作建立信任、促进和平谈判和执行由此产生的和平协议的手段。着眼于这个案例，本文就国际人道法如何促进结束冲突和重新融入社会、制定问责制和赔偿以及在国家和非国家行为者都能找到共同谈判区域的框架下保护和平协议提供了一般性见解。他们寻求和平。