Introduction: This research discusses about application of distinction principle which has not been fully implemented in the Armenian-Azerbaijan armed conflict, which resulted in heavy casualties from the civilian population and caused damage to civilian objects as a result of the attacks launched on civilian areas in Nagorno-Karabakh by the armed forces of both countries.Purposes of the Research: Know and study the regulation of distinction principle in Humanitarian Law and analyze the application of sanctions against Armenia-Azerbaijan for non-compliance with the distinction principle in the armed conflict of the two countries.Methods of the Research: This study uses a normative juridical method with legal materials used in the study are primary, secondary and tertiary with the use of literature study techniques.Results of the Research: The results showed that the armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region was not carried out by applying the distinction principle effectively. Therefore, if the two countries do not try the perpetrators of war crimes in their national courts, the International Court of justice (ICC) has the competence to try them and provide sanctions in the form of compensation payments to victims in accordance with article 75 of the 1998 Rome Statute as well as imprisonment and fines as well as confiscation of proceeds of crime under Article 77 of the Rome Statute 1998.
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