The ICRC in Syria: Facts and figures 2014
… known as international humanitarian law. The Geneva Conventions form its backbone. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the ICRC has over 12,000 …
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President Peter Maurer UNGA 2021: International Humanitarian Law - Enhancing Monitoring, Improving Compliance
… More than 70 years after their adoption, the Geneva Conventions enjoy universal ratification, and … violations of IHL, the ICRC, with the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian …
ICRC: "We have the chance to improve the lives of millions"
… to put into practice what is outlined in the Geneva Conventions. In many conflicts, warring …
Nigeria: Responding to the humanitarian needs of people affected by armed conflict in 2018
… with the Ministry of Justice including the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols Bills, …
Call for Papers: Ethiopian Journal of International Humanitarian Law (EJIHL)
… Cross and Red Crescent Movement and the four Geneva Conventions of 1949. One facet of ICRC's role … found in international treaties, notably the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their …
Speech by ICRC president at Constitution Hill, Johannesburg, South Africa
… Red Cross (ICRC), as bestowed upon it by the Geneva Conventions. This complex, over a hundred … law (IHL) provisions contained in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and 1977 Additional …
Malaysia: 15th national IHL moot court competition
… were in force for Plant and Page: The 1949 Geneva Conventions; the 1977 Additional Protocols; … and Cultural Rights, 3 (1966), the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the two …
ICRC archives to be opened, 1966-1975
… Croissant-Rouge Circulaires aux gouvernements Conventions de Genève et leur interprétation; … 022-253 ''The Course of Five Lessons on the Geneva Conventions'' de Henri Coursier … Ouvrage du professeur Umozurike : ''The Geneva Convention and Africa'' …
Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation: ICRC underscores importance of mediation in promoting peace
… shrinking. On the occasion of the 75th Geneva Conventions anniversary last year, ICRC …
South Africa: Strengthening IHL and IHRL compliance
… other than the ICRC as the custodians of the Geneva Conventions. The members are now equipped with …
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