Criminal procedure – Factsheet
… committed, is crucial to ensuring respect for international law and to the interests of justice. The chief … serious violations of international humanitarian law, such as grave breaches of …
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Video games and law of war
… face the same dilemmas as real soldiers. International humanitarian law and video games: questions and answers The …
Preventing and Repressing International Crimes: Towards an "Integrated" Approach Based in Domestic Practice – Report of the Third Universal Meeting of National Committees for the Implementation of International Humanitarian Law
… approach to the prevention and suppression of international crimes, paying particular attention to the Statute of the International Criminal Court. This report, … particular, repressive aspects) into national law. The report also provides reflections on …
Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Second Meeting of States on Strengthening Compliance with IHL, June 2013
… of States on Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) June 17/18, 2013 Geneva Background …
Discussion on Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law, Geneva, 8-9 April 2013
… Discussion on Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Functions of a possible IHL …
Chemical and biological weapons
… The international community banned the use of … a new and clear norm in international law. The Protocol has been respected in nearly … 1925 Protocol was a landmark in international humanitarian law. Further legal instruments …
Model legislative provisions on the recruitment or use of children in armed conflict - Model law
… with reference to the multiple sources of international law that create obligations upon States. The … • the ICRC Study on customary international humanitarian law (2005), including online …
ICRC position on the use of toxic chemicals as weapons for law enforcement
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … the use of toxic chemicals as weapons for law enforcement purposes should be limited … Convention, and customary international humanitarian law. This includes a prohibition …
Toxic chemicals as weapons for law enforcement
… is urging that the use of toxic chemicals for law enforcement be limited to riot control … World War that finally prompted concerted international action to prohibit chemical … Convention , and customary international humanitarian law. This includes a prohibition …
Contemporary challenges for IHL
… the IHL classification of conflicts into international (IAC) and non-international … The interplay between IHL and human rights law continues to have practical consequences … may be undertaken by other actors, including humanitarian organizations, subject to the …
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