This information kit deals with the following issues: obligations in terms of penal repression; method of incorporating punishment into criminal law; universal jurisdiction over war crimes; time-barring; command responsibility and failure to act; criminal procedure; cooperation with extradition and judicial assistance in criminal matters.

The purpose of this information kit is to assist States in developing legislation to implement the Ottawa Convention on anti-personnel mines.

Fact sheet providing a summary description of the sources, content and field of application of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet explaining what it means to implement international humanitarian law at the national level, whose responsibility it is to do so, what general measures must be adopted and how this can be done.

Fact sheet describing the main differences and similarities between international humanitarian law and international human rights law.

Fact sheet describing the role that National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies can play with regard to the national implementation of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms contained in these particular instruments of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms contained in these particular instruments of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms contained in this particular instrument of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms contained in this particular instrument of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms contained in this particular instrument of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms contained in this particular instrument of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms contained in this particular instrument of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms contained in this particular instrument of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet describing the purpose, functions and composition of national committees for the implementation of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms applicable to this particular aspect of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet describing the problem of missing persons and providing recommendations for drafting national legislation in this area.

Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms applicable to this particular aspect of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms applicable to this particular aspect of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet providing a summary description of various international criminal tribunals and of the relations these tribunals have with States and the ICRC.

Fact sheet summarizing the main provisions of the Statute of the International Criminal Court and its requirements regarding national enforcement.

Fact sheet on the International Fact-Finding Commission, its composition, powers, functioning and funding.

Fact sheet describing some elements and modalities which could bring about a concrete improvement in the effectiveness of sanctions in the efforts by all parties to ensure greater respect for international humanitarian law.

The present comparativetable seeks to provide the war crimes over which the International Criminal Court (ICC) has jurisdiction, together with the definition of such offences as found in other sources of international humanitarian law (IHL).

Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms applicable to this particular aspect of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms applicable to this particular aspect of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet on the obligation of States to assess the legality of new means and methods of warfare.

Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms applicable to this particular aspect of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms applicable to this particular aspect of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the national implementation of the norms applicable to this particular aspect of international humanitarian law.

Fact sheet describing the objective and content of the ICRC database on national measures to implement international humanitarian law.