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… is the story of humanitarian action, the Geneva Conventions and the birth of the International … of the Red Cross met for the first time in Geneva, Switzerland. Among its five founding …
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Air and naval warfare
… at sea Updated Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention San Remo Manual on … based on 1977’s Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions, including by defining what a …
Use of emblems
… emblems are clearly set out in the law. The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols … they also require each state party to the Geneva Conventions and their Additional …
National implementation of IHL: Documentation
… kit - Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 Environment and warfare … Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols …
Cultural property
… by the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions, the Rome Statute of the … Convention, 1999 Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions, 1977 – Art. 53 Protocol II …
Respect for IHL
… "in all circumstances" (Art. 1 common to the Geneva Conventions). They must use their influence to … to armed conflict under Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions to respect and ensure …
Direct participation in hostilities
… part in hostilities. However, neither the Geneva Conventions nor their Additional Protocols … expert meetings were held in The Hague and Geneva between 2003 and 2008, bringing …
Protected persons: Internally displaced persons
… Read more What the law says Treaty law Fourth Geneva Convention, 1949 – art. 44, 45, 49, 70 Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions, 1977 – Art. 73, 85 Protocol II …
Global Initiative to galvanise political commitment to international humanitarian law
… law Despite a global consensus supporting the Geneva Conventions, adherence to even the most … call on all High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions to join this initiative to …
The environment and warfare
… objective. Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions adds a specific prohibition on … techniques, 1976 Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions, 1977 Customary IHL Rule …
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