Russian Federation: ICRC and CSTO launch new format for dialogue
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International humanitarian law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts
… 3) The applicability of IHL to terrorism and counterterrorism III. IHL and multinational forces … 3) The applicability of IHL to terrorism and counterterrorism III. IHL and …
Report: Urban services during protracted armed conflict
… presents a moral dilemma for those fighting terrorism. China stressed that the principles …
The applicability of IHL to terrorism and counterterrorism
… non-State armed groups resorting to acts of terrorism, and the subsequent rallying of a … developments by tightening existing counterterrorism measures and/or legislation and by … Switzerland, 8-10 December 2015) Counterterrorism responses, combined with a robust …
Results of the historical symposium on the Fundamental Principles
… en Afrique subsaharienne (2002), Diaspora et terrorisme (2003), Guerres d’aujourd’hui …
Azerbaijan: Summer school on international humanitarian law – resting by learning
… marked since the end of the Cold War, with terrorism becoming a major means of waging …
Sri Lanka: Our principles in action
… of current topics such as Armed Conflict and Terrorism, Cyber Operations in Armed Conflict, …
Somalia: Reuniting families fleeing from Yemen
Armed conflict and other situations of violence and disasters cause much more anguish than what is seen on the surface. In the midst of terror and panic family members can be separated in minutes. In …
Contemporary Challenges to Humanitarian Action, 7th Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Lecture on International Humanitarian Law
… to have armed forces engaged in fighting terrorism and in situations of internal unrest … in the context of armed conflict, under terrorism legislation or common law issues go … such limits, or going beyond, in their anti-terrorism operations, in torturing and …
ICRC archives to be opened, 1966-1975
… Ouvrage de Jiri Toman : ''Exposé sur le terrorisme'' 04.06.1973-04.06.1973 B AG … sur la définition et la répression du terrorisme'', colloque organisé à l'Université … du livre de Mme Ethel Groffier intitulé "Terrorisme et guérilla. La révolte armée …
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