Guiding Principles / Model Law on the Missing
… of the Red Cross 19 Avenue de la Paix, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 6001 F+41 22 … With the now universal acceptance of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, the applicability of …
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Protocols I and II additional to the Geneva Conventions
… international treaties that supplement the Geneva Conventions of 1949. They significantly improve … the Additional Protocols I and II to the Geneva Conventions adopted? They were adopted …
2008 Convention on cluster munitions - Model law
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2008 Convention on cluster munitions - Ratification kit
… of the Red Cross 19 Avenue de la Paix, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 6001 F+41 22 … ICRC's delegations and its Legal Division in Geneva are available for guidance on preparing … the world and its Legal Division in Geneva are available to provide any further …
Development in the legal protection of IDPs
… All states in the world are now party to the Geneva Conventions – the international treaties that …
Geneva Conventions (Consolidation) Act – Model law
… Legislation for Common Law States on the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 and 2005 Additional … Model Law Geneva Conventions (Consolidation) Act …
National legislation on the use and protection of the emblem - Model law
… Scope of protection Having regard to: • the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, their Additional … in conformity with the requirements of the Geneva Conventions, their two Additional …
Analysis of the punishments applicable to international crimes (war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide) in domestic law and practice
… the IHL rules are set out in the four 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Additional Protocols. … IHL. These are specific acts, listed in the Geneva Conventions and Protocol I, and include …
Guidelines for assessing the compatibility between national law and obligations under treaties of international humanitarian law
… of the Red Cross 19 Avenue de la Paix, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 6001 F+41 22 … measures required to implement the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
How is the term "armed conflict" defined in international humanitarian law?
… conflict. The States parties to the 1949 Geneva Conventions have entrusted the ICRC, through … in the meaning of common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and …
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