Role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights
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Views of the ICRC on autonomous weapon systems
… Weapons Systems (LAWS) 11-15 April 2016, Geneva Views of the International Committee of … article 36 of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions is important to ensure that a …
The Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross: Commentary
… humanitarian law, mainly embodied in the Geneva Conventions for the protection of the victims … Notes 1. Jean Pictet: Red Cross Principles, Geneva, 1956. (Translated from the French, Les …
A humanitarian perspective on military AI
… Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva. This years' Beijing Xiangshan Forum … and with the Chinese Permanent Mission in Geneva. Personally, I am very much looking …
How law protects persons with disabilities in armed conflict
… of 1 See, for instance, Common Art. 3, 1949 Geneva Conventions (GCs); Art. 75, 1977 Additional … prioritized. This is recognized in the Fourth Geneva Convention, according to which opposing …
Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC urges respect and protection of civilians, unhindered flow of humanitarian assistance as intolerable suffering mounts in Gaza
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Syria: ICRC president warns “path to peace fragile” and calls on global community to not abandon country at this historic crossroads
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
China: Regional seminar held to empower military's operational legal advisors
… marks the 75th anniversary of the four 1949 Geneva Conventions, and 120th anniversary of the …
Sri Lanka: Exploring contemporary challenges to international humanitarian law
… The Geneva Conventions enjoy universal acceptance, even …
Bosnia-Herzegovina: 25 years dedicated to humanity
… Cross emblem. In a shocking violation of the Geneva Conventions, the convoy was attacked at the …
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