Women & War and the issue of Sexual Violence
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Humanitarian perspectives on international security in times of mutating conflicts Geneva Centre for Peace and Security
… challenges like cybercrime and new forms of terrorism; 15 years ago, I was made head of a …
Crisis in Yemen: tipping point for international humanitarian action?
… at least in the public perception. Counter-terrorism strategies, air strikes and a UN …
Doctors at a Nepali hospital: “We are in a war without enemies”
The medical team at Dhulikhel Hospital, half an hour drive from Kathmandu, has been working round the clock to save lives after the earthquake on 25th April. On 12th May, the hospital had to face the …
Extraterritorial targeting by means of armed drones: Some legal implications
… and Fundamental Freedoms While Countering Terrorism, Ben Emmerson, UN Doc. A/HRC/25/59, … Leiden Policy Recommendations on Counterterrorism and International Law, 1 April 2010, … President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, The Ethics and Efficacy of the …
Detention in non-international armed conflict - Meeting of all States, 27-29 April 2015
… into extradition treaties and anti-terrorism conventions.26 Among the main issues …
ICRC vice-president: "States must follow letter and spirit of IHL"
… between what is commonly referred to as terrorism, and international humanitarian law … with increased risks of terrorist acts. Terrorism is a global phenomenon often closely … no doubt that IHL applies, fully, to acts of terrorism committed during wartime. The ICRC …
Identifying the dead: Why the ICRC is increasing its forensic expertise in Africa
"We don't have a lack of disasters in Africa." That was one observation made at the 4th Annual meeting of the Africa Society of Forensic Medicine, held in Nairobi, Kenya in March. That in part …
Mexico: Challenges to international humanitarian law and humanitarian action
Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the ICR, UNAM Law Faculty (Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), Mexico City Check against delivery Speech given by Mr …
New Report - Domestic Normative Frameworks for the Protection of Health Care
… personnel guilty of committing acts of terrorism or rebellion, or of providing support for terrorism by providing health care to members … unrest, massive concentrations of population, terrorism, sabotage, vandalism, air, sea or …
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