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… of international crimes. Under the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I of 1977, … serious violations of IHL covered by the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Additional …
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Biological weapons: Preparatory Committee for the Review Conference of States Parties
… and on their Destruction, 8-12 August 2016, Geneva ... it is the overarching obligation … critical; and the ICRC's Advisory Service, in Geneva and in the field, remains available to … and on their Destruction, 8-12 August 2016, Geneva. 1. INTRODUCTION The naturally …
Ready-to-use workshop on protection of health care in armed conflict
… Law Treaty Law o Common art. 3 to the Geneva Conventions: Conflicts not of an international … and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field. Geneva, 12 August 1949 Chapter II : Wounded …
Statement from ICRC President Peter Maurer on the armed conflict in Ukraine
… humanitarian law, including the four 1949 Geneva Conventions and its First Additional Protocol … organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It is based in …
Amnesties and IHL: Purpose and Scope
… States party to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I of 1977 … Article 6(5) of Protocol II additional to the Geneva Conventions relating to …
Poland: ICRC vice-president exchanges with government officials
… October to join in the commemorations of the Geneva Conventions. During the visit, he met with the … event commemorating 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions …
Majority of millennials see catastrophic war as real possibility, and believe there should be limits
… in 16 countries their views on war. Geneva (ICRC) – Millennials see catastrophic … at 23 percent and Nigeria at 29 percent. Geneva Conventions: 75 percent think that 70 years …
Protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict - Report
… in the event of armed conflict, held in Geneva on 5 and 6 October 2000. Bien … Conflict Report on the Meeting of Experts (Geneva, 5-6 October 2000) Marı́a Teresa Dutli … law. Contained essentially in the 1949 Geneva Conventions for the protection of the victims …
The emblems
… emblems is clearly defined in law. The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols … they also require each State party to the Geneva Conventions and their Additional …
Gender and IHL
… based on sex, ICRC, Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention, Article 16 Due regard for women, ICRC, Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention, Article 14(2) Customary law …
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