Legal provisions - Sexual violence in armed conflicts workshop
… (c) taking of hostages; (d) acts of terrorism; (e) outrages upon personal dignity, …
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Ninth Senior Workshop on International Rules Governing Military Operations (SWIRMO).
… acts, which have led to a wealth of counterterrorism measures. There is no doubt that it … blurring the lines between armed conflict and terrorism, with potentially adverse effects on IHL. While the legal frameworks governing terrorism and IHL have some common ground – …
Ready-to-use workshop on sexual violence in armed conflict
… (c) taking of hostages; (d) acts of terrorism; (e) outrages upon personal dignity, …
Russian Federation: ICRC and CSTO launch new format for dialogue
… of IHL to the fight against international terrorism, cyber warfare and the use of …
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, …
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