National legislation on the use and protection of the emblem - Model law
… and red crystal emblems . ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ____________________________________ MODEL …
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Analysis of the punishments applicable to international crimes (war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide) in domestic law and practice
… This analysis of the punishments applicable to international crimes (war crimes, crimes … countries with a Romano-Germanic (civil law) tradition and others with a common law … those responsible for grave breaches of humanitarian law. Generally, the criminal law …
Guidelines for assessing the compatibility between national law and obligations under treaties of international humanitarian law
… Assessing national measures to implement international humanitarian law allows the authorities to verify which …
How is the term "armed conflict" defined in international humanitarian law?
… Opinion paper - definition of "international armed conflict" and … armed conflict" under International Humanitarian Law, the branch of international law which …
CHINA: First national inter-university moot court competition on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) held in Beijing
… round competition was co-organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross … the Red Cross Society of China and the Law School of Renmin University. The winning … Asia-Pacific Regional Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot held in Hong Kong in …
The Nazi genocide and other persecutions
… specific mission and its position within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … the moral values underlying international humanitarian law will eventually wither away. With this in …
Launch of the Chinese Version of the Customary International Humanitarian Law Study
… of a world-wide study conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross … 161 rules of customary international humanitarian law, was jointly launched by the ICRC and the …
China: Regional Symposium for the 30th Anniversary of the Adoption of the 1977 Protocols Additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions held in Beijing
… of the People's Republic of China and the International Committee of the Red Cross … to national implementation of international humanitarian law. Image Beijing. Symposium marking the 30th …
The history of the emblems
… 1863, a five-member committee, the future International Committee of the Red Cross … a single distinctive symbol backed by the law to indicate respect for army medical … Geneva Convention. Modern international humanitarian law was born. The First Geneva …
O, Humanitarian coordination bodies, 1921- ongoing, 127 metres of shelf space
… The archives of humanitarian coordination bodies set up jointly with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red … für verschiedene Länder : Italien, Jugoslawien 25.01.1945 - 09.04.1946 O CMS C-037 …
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