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The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction: ICRC statement to United Nations, 2016

… breaches" regime, as outlined in the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and further developed in … is currently updating its commentaries on the Geneva Conventions and their Additional …

Statement

War crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and their source in international humanitarian law – Table

… with the following:  Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … to the Hague Convention No. IV, the 1925 Geneva Protocol, the 1954 Hague Convention for …

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The environment and warfare

… objective. Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions adds a specific prohibition on … techniques, 1976 Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions, 1977 Customary IHL Rule …

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Oil refinery on fire in the outskirts of Grosny (Russia) as result of bombing raid.

Implementing international humanitarian law: 2020/2021 report

… WORK The work of the ICRC is based on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 for the protection of … compliance with its rules and principles. The Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I …

Publication

Protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict - Model law

… domestic law. Some of the provisions of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … under the implementing legislation for the Geneva Conventions and/or the Rome Statute. In …

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Our finances

… contributions from the states party to the Geneva Conventions (governments); National Red Cross … contributions from the states party to the Geneva Conventions (governments), National Red …

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The ICRC financially assists Congolese people deported from Angola.

IHL and other legal regimes

… to IHL as well. IHL is based on the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, … ICRC has a mandate of guardianship under the Geneva Conventions to promote respect and …

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ICRC detention work: Why, where, who?

… In an international armed conflict, the 1949 Geneva Conventions give the ICRC the right to visit … of war and civilians protected by the Fourth Geneva Convention. The Conventions also …

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International Humanitarian Law is key to upholding multilateralism and addressing global challenges

… can have a long lasting impact. The Geneva Conventions will celebrate their 70th … and committed themselves to - under the Geneva Conventions and other components of …

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Universal jurisdiction over war crimes – Factsheet

… jurisdiction was first introduced by the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 for the protection of war … offence. Additional Protocol I of 1977 to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 extends the …

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ICRC library

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.