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The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission – Factsheet

… Protocol I of 8 June 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions (Protocol I) provides for the … Protocol I of 8 June 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions (Protocol I) provides for …

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Philippines: Respecting the rules of war builds on peace efforts

… the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions this year, the International … persons reported missing is enshrined in the Geneva Conventions. Bruwer said that despite …

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A visitor to the "Preserving humanity in war" photo exhibit views a copy of the 1864 Geneva Convention.

ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric: “The immense destruction and despair should not let us forget that wars have rules”

… Spoljaric asserts the relevance of the Geneva Conventions - setting clear limits to violence … the 55th session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva. President, excellencies, ladies and …

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China: Seminar Explores Contemporary Development of Law of Armed Conflict at Sea

… ICRC's updated commentaries project on the Geneva Conventions. PHOTO: Tongji University The … of the updated commentary on the Second Geneva Conventions. Marwa Shabbar, Head of the …

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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 …

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Frequently asked questions: International Humanitarian, Human Rights and Refugee Law in the context of armed conflict

… law? 7 What is the difference between the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols in … treaties: The UN Charter, the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional …

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International Humanitarian Law Conference in Dublin

… to promote the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, a small team participated in this … the day focused on the next 75 years of the Geneva Conventions, exploring trends and …

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Prisoners of war and detainees protected under international humanitarian law

… The third Geneva Convention provides a wide range of … specific and were first detailed in the 1929 Geneva Convention. They were refined in the … Article 3 common to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol II provide …

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IHL Day 2020: Preserving human dignity in times of armed conflict

… Law Day on this day, 12 August, we recall the Geneva Conventions which came into being on this same … in the aftermath of the Second World War. The Geneva Conventions are among the very few …

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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 …

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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

IHL treaties

International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

Customary IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.