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Conference on Disarmament, 110th anniversary of the Second Hague Conference - Statement by the ICRC

… anniversary of the Second Hague Conference, Geneva. Speech by Christine Beerli, Vice … of the Russian Federation to the UN in Geneva, and Ambassador Borodavkin in … this commemoration of 110 years of the Hague Conventions, and to offer our perspective on …

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Ready-to-use workshop on sexual violence in armed conflict

… protect in war?" allows students to apply the Geneva Conventions to concrete issues related to … How does law protect in war?, 3rd. ed., ICRC, Geneva, 2011, also available online at: …

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Direct participation in hostilities

… part in hostilities. However, neither the Geneva Conventions nor their Additional Protocols … expert meetings were held in The Hague and Geneva between 2003 and 2008, bringing …

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Tribal fighters stand in civilian clothes with their homemade gun in Papua New Guinea.

Legal advisers in armed forces – Factsheet

… of states under common Article 1 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions (GCs) to respect and ensure … of states under common Article 1 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions (GCs) to respect and ensure …

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Humanitarian emergencies, international humanitarian law and security risk management in the Asia Pacific

… year also marks the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. Universally ratified, the Geneva Conventions represent the bedrock of …

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ICRC Vice President at the 9th Beijing Xiangshan Forum

Statute of the International Criminal Court – Article 8

… viii. b. i. ii. iii. Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, namely, any of … under the provisions of the relevant Geneva Convention: Wilful killing; Torture or …

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IHL resources for media professionals

… LAW TREATY LAW People protected by the four Geneva Conventions of 1949: • the wounded and the sick on land (First Geneva Convention) • the wounded, the sick and …

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EVENT: Colombia’s path towards peace: the role of IHL

… In 2024, the 75th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions presents a pivotal opportunity to … with its mandate enshrined in IHL and the Geneva Conventions, strives to protect and …

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Colombia, armed forces receiving an ICRC course on IHL.

ICRC position on the use of toxic chemicals as weapons for law enforcement

… of toxic chemicals as weapons under the 1925 Geneva Protocol, the Chemical Weapons … as weapons is absolutely prohibited by the Geneva Protocol, the 1972 Biological Weapons …

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Internally displaced persons and international humanitarian law – Factsheet

… are to be found mainly in the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention (GC IV) and the 1977 … into Practice: A Stocktaking Exercise, Geneva, 2016, at … The High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Additional Protocol I …

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