Model Law on The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
… referred to in Articles 2 and 3 common to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 for the … Article 1 of Additional Protocol I to those Conventions; “blinding laser weapon” means a …
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Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
… Conventional Weapons, Statement of the ICRC, Geneva, November 2014 The Convention on … Mines published earlier this year by the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian … party to Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions. In the context of forthcoming …
Mexico: ICRC urges Latin American and Caribbean states to reaffirm commitment to the ‘rules of war’ on 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions
… City to mark the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions and discuss the importance of … law (IHL) in current and future wars. “The Geneva Conventions ensure that a minimum level …
China: Regional Symposium for the 30th Anniversary of the Adoption of the 1977 Protocols Additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions held in Beijing
… of the 1977 Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August, 1949: "Principles … June 1977 of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of August 1949 ("the …
1980 convention on certain conventional weapons and its protocols – ratification kit
… (with Protocols I, II and III) was adopted at Geneva on 10 October 1980, WHEREAS the State … (with Protocols I, II and III) was adopted at Geneva on 10 October 1980, WHEREAS Review …
2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 …
International Humanitarian Law and the Challenges of Contemporary Armed Conflicts – Recommitting To Protection In Armed Conflict On The 70th Anniversary Of The Geneva Conventions
… brings together all the States party to the Geneva Conventions, all the National Red Cross and …
Unnumbered ICRC Circulars 1952-1954: “Replies of the International Committee of the Red Cross to requests for information on the Geneva Conventions and cognate questions”
… the first Commentaries to the newly adopted Geneva Conventions of 1949, it sent National … Red Cross to requests for information on the Geneva Conventions and cognate questions". The …
1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 …
Views and recommendations of the ICRC for the Sixth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
… , to be held from 13 to 17 December 2021 in Geneva, is a key moment for High Contracting … to be held from 13 to 17 December 2021 in Geneva, is a key moment for High Contracting … on the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, ICRC, Geneva, 2019, pp. 13–15 …
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