Occupation
… have refocused attention on occupation law. Contemporary challenges to international humanitarian law – Occupation Under …
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Explosive weapons in populated areas
… In this film, experts from the fields of humanitarian protection and assistance, law and military operations explain why the … civilian protection, and adherence to international humanitarian law to mitigate …
Protected persons: Missing persons
… with ICRC rise 75 per cent in five years International Day of the Disappeared Every … Assistance Mexico: ICRC Calls for Adoption of Law on the Missing Missing people under international humanitarian law Both civilians and combatants …
Cluster munitions
… no further victims. Cluster munitions and international humanitarian law The problems caused by cluster munitions …
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Methods and means of warfare
… International law regulates the methods and means of … New technologies and the modern battlefield: Humanitarian perspectives Methods and means of warfare and international humanitarian law The main …
Nuclear weapons
… the only use of nuclear weapons in 1945, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … the principles and rules of international humanitarian law, the Movement is working towards their …
The Geneva Conventions and their Commentaries
… and their Additional Protocols are international treaties that contain the most … These rules are set out in international humanitarian law. Yes, even wars have limits. The rules of …
Jus ad bellum and jus in bello
… International humanitarian law (IHL), or jus in bello , is the law that … Explaining jus ad bellum and jus in bello International humanitarian law (IHL), or jus …
New technologies and warfare
… armed drones and robots, raising novel humanitarian and legal challenges. New … that a State assess whether it complies with international humanitarian law. However, applying pre-existing legal …
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