Malaysia: 14th National IHL Moot Court Competition
… State of Toukanov was a party to: - 1949 Geneva Conventions 1977 Protocols I and II Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 Rome …
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We witness unacceptable levels of civilian harm in urban conflicts
… 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The Conventions embody a basic principle: war must …
Bangladesh: 15th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition 2024 — Call for Registration, deadline extended
… c) ICRC Commentaries to the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols: … using the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions in conformity with …
Strengthening international humanitarian law - Protecting persons deprived of their liberty
… Deprived of their Liberty, 27 April 2015, Geneva, Switzerland. Speech given by Mr Peter … conflict between two or more States. The four Geneva Conventions, for example, contain more than …
Africa: Cases of missing persons registered with ICRC rise 75 per cent in five years
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
The ICRC and the Sharjah research technology & innovation park (SRTIP) inaugurate a regional energy & water knowledge hub in the UAE
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
ICRC President: The suffering in Mariupol must not become the future of Ukraine
… including images on social media. The Geneva Conventions also ensures the ICRC access to …
Identifying the dead: Why the ICRC is increasing its forensic expertise in Africa
… discussion but also enshrined under all four Geneva Conventions. Stephen, on your side, what …
The governing bodies of the ICRC
… was given to us by states through the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional …
Private military and security companies
… and their protection assured, by the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Additional Protocols of …
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