In theory...The PDF link in the OP routes to a complete dossier in layman terms that codifies a system of honor
amongst belligerents that impels strict adherence to every tenant expressed in the Rules of Warfare as a virtuous
moral imperative between combatants to protect the innocents and...
In theory....
Civilized societies' agreed upon rules of conduct and restrictions mutually imposed on warring parties to protect innocents
and non combatants.
https://www.icrc.org/sites/default/files/external/doc/en/assets/files/publications/icrc-002-0365.pdf
In practice...
An example of...