IHL requires that parties to armed conflicts ensure respect for graves and the dignified treatment of the dead, including enemy dead.

Evidence

Dignity in death: International humanitarian law and the protection of the deceased in war (Cambridge University Press / International Review of the Red Cross)

Categorization

  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
  • XREF: connects to: Small acts of decorum toward corpses matter more than practical logic — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 483