ICRC alarmed over unacceptable use of explosive weapons in urban areas
… 13-10-2014 Geneva (ICRC) – Ahead of its address to the … please contact: Ewan Watson, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 33 45 or +41 79 244 64 …
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Sri Lanka: A family needs assessment
… on display at the ICRC headquarters in Geneva. As part of a global drive to ensure … use of the distinctive emblems set out in the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. …
Missing persons in Nepal: the right to know - updated list 2014
… to the conflict (Art. 3 common to the Four Geneva Conventions). Kishor Kayastha/ICRC SUFFERING … The legal obligations are laid down in the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols …
The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014
… and addressing the impunity gap. The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Additional Protocol I … any or a combination of grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I, …
Status of additional protocols relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014
… Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the … in nature, as most are unwilling to amend the Geneva Conventions or to adopt a new treaty. …
Detention in non-international armed conflict – Second thematic consultation of government experts, 20-22 October 2014.
… followed by a consultation with all States in Geneva on 8-10 April 2015, providing them with … of grounds and procedures for internment. The Geneva Conventions applicable in international armed …
The Geneva Conventions 150 years later … still relevant?
… law of war and the continued relevance of the Geneva Conventions. The discussions took place at the … the seminar focused on ‘150 years since the Geneva Conventions’ and participants were …
How Does Law Protect in War? Online platform
… "Cases and Documents," to articles from the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, … research." (Frédérique Mariat, student at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian …
Lack of resources for prisons is having a severe impact on the lives of millions of detainees
… to work in detention, as determined by the Geneva Conventions. We monitor the conditions of …
Autonomous weapon systems technical, military, legal and humanitarian aspects
… MILITARY, LEGAL AND HUMANITARIAN ASPECTS GENEVA, SWITZERLAND 26 TO 28 MARCH 2014 … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 F +41 … 36 of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions (API) and implemented by some …
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