University of Dodoma wins 21st edition of All Africa competition on International Humanitarian Law
… Dodoma emerged winner of the 21st All Africa International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Competition hosted by the …
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Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities under International Humanitarian Law
… of Direct Participation in Hostilities under International Humanitarian Law", which aims to clarify the meaning and …
Management of the Dead from the Perspectives of Islamic Law and International Humanitarian Law
… of violence from the perspectives of Islamic law and international humanitarian law. Among the issues and …
The Protection of Victims of Armed Conflict in Islamic Law and International Humanitarian Law
… Islamic law is one of the oldest legal systems in … impressive legal literature, which, just as international humanitarian law (IHL), brings humanity in …
Fifth Universal Meeting of National Committees and Similar Entities on International Humanitarian Law
… National Committees and Similar Entities on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), hosted by the ICRC, took place …
Damascus: Syria team wins the Regional Humanitarian Law competition for students from Arab universities
… the first prize in the first-ever Regional International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Competition organized in Cairo, …
Australia: 4th Commonwealth Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference on International Humanitarian Law
… Government, Australian Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red Cross … and Red Crescent Conference on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) gathers government officials and Red …
Punishing Violations of International Humanitarian Law at the National Level: A Guide for Common Law States
… The ICRC guide "Punishing Violations of International Humanitarian Law at the National Level" is intended as a …
Humanizing the laws of war – the Red Cross and the development of International Humanitarian Law
… cycle on Generating respect for the law , the ICRC and the German Permanent … of War – the Red Cross and the Development of International Humanitarian Law" edited by Robin Geiß, …
Twelve Issues for 2022 What States Can do to Improve Respect for International Humanitarian Law
… building a global culture of respect for the law. …
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