Ready-to-use workshop on sexual violence in armed conflict
… protect in war?" allows students to apply the Geneva Conventions to concrete issues related to … How does law protect in war?, 3rd. ed., ICRC, Geneva, 2011, also available online at: …
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Peacekeeping operations: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2015
… for IHL contained in Article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 more operational. For …
International humanitarian law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts
… Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Geneva, Switzerland, 8-10 December 2015. … Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Geneva, Switzerland, 8-10 December 2015. … Articles 2 and 3 common to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. 2 This challenge has been the …
Generating respect for the law: Taking stock, moving forward
… On 22 October, the ICRC and the Geneva Academy organized a conference to … and International Organization, University of Geneva Helen Durham, Director of International … this extract of the commentary of the Geneva Conventions, Naz K. Modirzadeh articulated how …
Generating respect for the law: Taking stock, moving forward
… On 22 October, the ICRC and the Geneva Academy organized a conference to … and International Organization, University of Geneva Helen Durham, Director of International … this extract of the commentary of the Geneva Conventions, Naz K. Modirzadeh articulated how …
How does the ICRC work in detention?
… of detention and all detainees covered by the Geneva Conventions or an access agreement. In each of …
The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2015
… "grave breaches" regime laid down in the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … violations of Article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and of Additional …
The rule of law at the national and international levels: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2015
… for IHL in all circumstances. That the Geneva Conventions of 1949 are the most widely … conflict - a mandate conferred upon us by the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols …
ICRC detention work: Why, where, who?
… In an international armed conflict, the 1949 Geneva Conventions give the ICRC the right to visit … of war and civilians protected by the Fourth Geneva Convention. The Conventions also …
World Mental Health Day: Helping those who help others
… Crescent can work with States party to the Geneva Conventions to deal with these challenges. …
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