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Strengthening compliance with IHL, Fourth Meeting of all States, 23-24 April 2015

… and recommendations, be submitted to the 32nd International Conference.3 It also … the search for possible solutions to the challenges of improving compliance with IHL … in content, so as to permit discussions on contemporary issues of IHL implementation in a …

Law and policy topic

Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, 2014

… through the adoption and ratification of key international legal instruments, including in … complexity of humanitarian needs generated by contemporary conflicts requires a holistic … on this in greater detail next year at the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross …

Statement

Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Preparatory discussion, 1-2 December 2014

… positions in their concluding report to the 32nd International Conference. The present … needs, as well as the identification of challenges in IHL implementation. 5 The … would prove difficult in light of the contemporary challenges and nature of armed …

Law and policy topic

Internment in armed conflict: Basic rules and challenges

… Internment in Armed Conflict: Basic Rules and Challenges International Committee of the Red … a member of the adversary's armed forces. In contemporary warfare civilians are, for … actors, and was tasked with presenting the 32nd International 51 Fourth Geneva …

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Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Third Meeting of States, 30 June & 1 July 2014

… and recommendations, be submitted to the 32nd International Conference.3 It also … the search for possible solutions to the challenges of improving compliance with IHL … would prove difficult in light of the contemporary challenges and nature of armed …

Law and policy topic

Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Preparatory Discussion, April 2014

… the search for possible solutions to the challenges of improving compliance with IHL … armed conflicts. Given that the majority of contemporary armed conflicts are … be submitted, for appropriate action, to the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross …

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Detention in non-international armed conflict – First thematic consultation of government experts, January 2014.

… where appropriate, and to propose to the 32nd International Conference options and … agreed with the humanitarian and legal challenges that we had identified, and they … been difficult to implement, and that for contemporary NIACs it would be preferable to …

Law and policy topic

Detention in non-international armed conflict: Consultations with government experts, 2012-2013

… ICRC's reading of the humanitarian and legal challenges associated with detention in … humanitarian and legal challenges posed by contemporary NIACs. 2 For a list of … its recommendations for going forward to the 32nd International Conference, to be held in …

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Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Second Meeting of States on Strengthening Compliance with IHL, June 2013

… of the initiative, to raise awareness of the challenges of IHL compliance, and to provide … Party concerned; the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial … of options for meeting these needs at the 32nd International Conference, which will take …

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Discussion on Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law, Geneva, 8-9 April 2013

… system are thus the identification of challenges and the evaluation of developments … Party concerned; the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial … IHL compliance mechanisms be submitted to the 32nd International Conference in 2015. The …

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