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… war. These restrictions apply to the type of weapons used, the way they are used and the … and a series of agreements on specific weapons. The ICRC has been involved in the … dangerous forces (namely dams, dykes and nuclear electrical generating stations). Means …
… Conference on International Terrorism: The Nuclear Dimension: Washington, D.C., 24-25 … IHD working paper. - Regulating conventional weapons in the future: humanitarian law or …
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… Since the only use of nuclear weapons in 1945, the world has wrestled with … a binding agreement. Working towards a ban on nuclear weapons For decades the discourse …
… chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear materials can have long-term effects … silent, civilians are at risk from unexploded weapons. The presence of these weapons – and … of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear nature). The exact nature of the risks …
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… use of force in law enforcement operations Weapons Anti-personnel mines Factsheet - 1997 … law for the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons Environment Factsheet - 1976 … means and methods of warfare Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Factsheet - Treaty on the …
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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.
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 international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
