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Strengthening compliance with IHL: Initial informal Meeting of States, July 2012

… with International Humanitarian Law, Geneva, 13 July 2012 Concluding remarks … Humanitarian Law Friday, 13 July 2012, Geneva, Switzerland Guidance Document … the Conference on the “60 Years of the Geneva Conventions and the Decades Ahead”, States …

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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.

Protected persons: Internally displaced persons

… Read more What the law says Treaty law Fourth Geneva Convention, 1949 – art. 44, 45, 49, 70 Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions, 1977 – Art. 73, 85 Protocol II …

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Civilians leaving their neighborhood during fighting in Mosul, Iran.

Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Preparatory discussion, December 2013

… December 16 and 17, 2013 BACKGROUND DOCUMENT GENEVA, NOVEMBER 2013 Contents 1. Introduction … States on Strengthening Compliance with IHL, Geneva, June 17-18, 2013 … addition to States parties to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. The International Conference is …

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The obligation to disseminate international humanitarian law – Factsheet

… When the States become parties to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional … this a rule of customary law. All four 1949 Geneva Conventions use virtually identical …

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A Buddhist perspective on treatment of prisoners of war

… launched an updated Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention which regulates the treatment of prisoners of war. The four Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols are …

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Implementing International Humanitarian Law: From law to action

… international and non-international. The 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005 are its core treaties. The Geneva Conventions have been accepted by all …

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China: ICRC VP calls for strengthening global security governance through IHL

… humanitarian law (or “IHL”). The first Geneva Convention was adopted just 160 years … battlefield. Today, IHL consists of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their three Additional …

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China Xiangshan Forum Fourth Plenary

Enhancing protection in armed conflict through domestic law and policy

… The overarching theme of the meeting, held in Geneva, was Enhancing Protection in Armed … LAW AND POLICY CONFERENCE OVERVIEW REPORT GENEVA, SWITZERLAND 30 NOVEMBER – 2 DECEMBER … of conflicts since it ratified the Geneva Conventions. The committee was created in 2013 …

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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.