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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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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… 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 …
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 … to States parties to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. The International Conference is …
Russia-Ukraine: ICRC ready to visit all prisoners of war but access must be granted
… 16-10-2022 Geneva (ICRC) - A team of 11 staff of the … to treat them humanely in line with the Geneva Conventions and to give the ICRC access to all …
Strengthening compliance with IHL: Initial informal Meeting of States, July 2012
… with International Humanitarian Law, Geneva, 13 July 2012 Concluding remarks Purpose … Humanitarian Law Friday, 13 July 2012, Geneva, Switzerland Guidance Document … Conference on the “60 Years of the Geneva Conventions and the Decades Ahead”, States …
Enhancing protection in armed conflict through domestic law and policy
… 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 …
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 …
Implementing International Humanitarian Law: From law to action
… 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 …
Thailand and Cambodia: ICRC welcomes ceasefire and stands ready to conduct further detainee visits
… 08-08-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of … by the international community, under the Geneva Conventions, to ensure that International …
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