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This section contains online copies dating back to 1995 of the International Review of the Red Cross, ... To this end, a pragmatic approach may be necessary, taking the perspective of armed groups into ...

• 2009-03-24
• Section

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Refugees and displaced persons

Many scholars and organizations have advocated recently for the participation of armed groups in the development of legal ... Many scholars and organizations have advocated recently for the ...

• 2011-09-30
• Article
• by: Sophie Rondeau

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Dialogue with weapon bearers
        • Armed forces

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL

• People
  • Weapon bearers
    • Armed forces

They may be harmed by the collapse of buildings or suffer as a result of damage to infrastructure that is vital to the well-being ... Moreover, the degree of involvement and participation of civilians ...

• 2011-09-30
• Article
• by: John Borrie, Maya Brehm

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Explosive remnants of war

• People
  • Civilians

She was born in 1954 in Kabul and is the daughter of Pir Sayed Ahmed Gailani, the leader of the National Islamic Front of ... One party to the conflict commandeered assistance and aid organizations ...

• 2011-03-31
• Section

Protection of personal data The ICRC files and records available for consultation contain personal, medical, legal, professional and other details which merit a degree of protection. ... B AG 060/conf.

• 2006-12-12
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • History

Thus, the question arises whether there is conflict and tension or synergy between various regimes.5 1 ... A/Conf.32/41 (1968); HCJ 3239/02 Marab v. the IDF Commander in the West Bank [2002] IsrSC 52(2) 349.

• 2007-12-26
• Article
• by: Cordula Droege

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Security detention

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL and other legal regimes
      • IHL and human rights

As is well known, the rebellion of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), one of the longest running conflicts in Africa, ... Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced, scores have been maimed, ...

• 2007-09-30
• Article
• by: Drazan Ðukic

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • International criminal jurisdiction
      • International Criminal Court

It considers what role remains for the latter in international criminal law, finding that although it is too early to discount ... It considers what role remains for the latter in international ...

• 2009-03-31
• Article
• by: Marko Divac Öberg

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law

François Bugnion 30-04-1995 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, No. 305, by François Bugnion François Bugnion, ... He served the institution in Israel and the occupied territories (1970 ...

• 1995-04-30
• Article
• by: François Bugnion

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • History
      • Since 1945

These gaps present specific opportunities for clarifying and developing ... International humanitarian law: gaps and opportunities Armed conflict causes both direct and indirect environmental damage, ...

• 2010-09-30
• Article
• by: Michael Bothe, Carl Bruch, Jordan Diamond, and David Jensen

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Conduct of hostilities
      • Environment and warfare

Alain-GuyTachou-Sipowo is a PhD student in International Law at Laval University, Canada, and a 2009 John Peters Humphrey Fellow ... It concludes that the Council has had varying success in this role, ...

• 2010-03-31
• Article
• by: AIain-Guy Tachou-Sipowo

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Humanitarian diplomacy and communication
      • United Nations

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Women

• People
  • Women

ICRC specialists in areas as varied as water supply and sanitation, nutrition, pharmacology, prosthetics, war surgery, ... Since it came into being in 1870, it has worked incessantly to facilitate the ...

• 1996-01-01
• Miscellaneous
• by: Pascal Daudin, Hernán Reyes
• Archived page

• Places
  • Africa
    • Morocco

In 1979, for example, the international community adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against ... However, it is in the context of human rights law rather than ...

• 1998-09-30
• Article
• by: Judith Gardam

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Women

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL and other legal regimes
      • IHL and human rights

• People
  • Women

A/CONF.183/9. See text of Article 25 — Individual criminal responsibility, in the Annex to this paper. ... The question, then, is how and to what extent these accomplices may be prosecuted by such ...

• 2001-06-30
• Article
• by: William A. Schabas

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • International criminal jurisdiction
      • Ad hoc tribunals

Rather, the Programme of Action that was finally adopted encourages governments to undertake a variety of actions to better control small arms and light weapons, ... A/CONF.192/15, 20 July 2001.

• 2001-09-30
• Article

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Humanitarian diplomacy and communication
      • United Nations

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Small arms availability

But after the Ottawa Treaty’s total prohibition of anti-pers onnel landmines in 1997, is the approach chosen by the 1980 ... 2 Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain ...

• 2001-12-31
• Article
• by: Robert J. Mathews

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Conventional weapons

The Conference also adopted a Final Declaration which makes reference to multipurpose explosive bullets, ... In order to examine these proposals in greater detail, the Review Conference established a ...

• 2002-03-31
• Article
• by: Louis Maresca

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Conventional weapons

It reviews the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals, internationalized courts, the future International Criminal Court and the efforts ... A/CONF.183/9, 17 July 1998 [hereinafter ICC or ICC Statute].

• 2002-03-31
• Article
• by: Jelena Pejic

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • International criminal jurisdiction
      • International Criminal Court

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • International criminal jurisdiction
      • Ad hoc tribunals

After discussing the main elements of this provision, the authors propose a multidisciplinary approach to weapons reviews, ... In 1863, a bullet which exploded on contact with a hard surface was ...

• 2002-06-30
• Article
• by: Isabelle Daoust, Robin Coupland, Rikke Ishoey

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Review of new weapons

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL in domestic law

When an attack on a data network is intended to endanger protected persons or objects – or runs the risk of doing so – ... Operations that might constitute information operations include operations ...

• 2002-06-30
• Article
• by: Michael N. Schmitt

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Conduct of hostilities
      • Information warfare

Like others, ICRC delegates have first-hand experience of how the separation of family members and uncertainty as to the fate of individuals can create breaches between ... TheMissing/Conf/02.2003/EN/13

• 2003-02-19
• Statement

• People
  • Missing persons

It then considers the manner in which the legal review of weapons can take place in practice, including an examination of the evidence that will be available on ... 5 UNGA A/Conf.95/15, 27 October 1980.

• 2003-06-30
• Article
• by: Justin McClelland

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Review of new weapons

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL in domestic law

The plight of the most vulnerable gets worse, often much worse, while others, no longer wishing to be perceived as “victims”, ... The risks associated with the fighting diminish as active hostilities ...

• 2003-09-30
• Article
• by: Marion Harroff-Tavel

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Mandate and mission

• Topic
  • ICRC activities

The integration of IHL in the OAU-AU transformation process is also analysed, with a view to outlining possibilities for future ... The integration of IHL in the OAU-AU transformation process is also ...

• 2003-12-31
• Article
• by: Churchill Ewumbue-Monono, Carlo von Flüe

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Humanitarian diplomacy and communication

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL in domestic law

• Places
  • Africa

The Israel Defense Forces’ "Early Warning Procedure" and international humanitarian law 31-12-2004 Article, ... Abstract The " Early Warning Procedure " enables the Israel Defense Forces to obtain ...

• 2004-12-31
• Article
• by: Roland Otto

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Occupation

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Civilians

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Israel

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Palestine

• People
  • Civilians