Model Law on The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
… referred to in Articles 2 and 3 common to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 for the … Article 1 of Additional Protocol I to those Conventions; “blinding laser weapon” means a …
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Venezuela: ICRC delegation in Caracas to cover Caribbean countries from 2024
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Venezuela: ICRC delegation in Caracas to cover Caribbean countries from 2024
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
ICRC appoints new director-general
… 22-12-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – The Assembly of the … Central and South-Eastern Europe, based in Geneva (1998-2000). He holds an MA in … mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
ICRC launches 2024-2027 institutional strategy
… 19-12-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – At a time of increasing … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
ICRC President arrives in the West Bank
… 15-12-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - Mirjana Spoljaric, the … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
ICRC president arrives in Israel
… 14-12-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - Mirjana Spoljaric, the … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Geneva Conventions and the law
… law is based on treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, … on all States and parties to a conflict. Geneva Conventions and their Commentaries The …
The Geneva Conventions insist: Every human life is equally worth protection
… First both the letter and the spirit of the Geneva Conventions must be faithfully implemented. … for how wars are fought in the future. The Geneva Conventions insist: every human life is …
Law and Policy
… situations of violence. The rules of war Geneva Conventions: The set of rules we all agree on Highlights Geneva Conventions and the law The rules of …
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