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Third report on the EU guidelines on promoting compliance with IHL
… In the year of the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the Council of the EU issued … of the Red Cross and Red Crescent8 (Geneva, 2015) was issued. Furthermore, as a …
Children protected under international humanitarian law
… danger. The 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions were the first international … shelter and clothing are recognized by the Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Protocols. …
International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
… the Conference, states, as parties to the Geneva Conventions and partners in humanitarian … members include all states party to the Geneva Conventions and all Movement components …
Norms for responsible State behavior on cyber operations should build on international law
… Arts 48, 51 and 52 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to … 54 AP I; Art. 14 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and …
The implementation of rules protecting the provision of health care in armed conflicts and other emergencies: A guidance tool
… humanitarian law since the initial Geneva Convention was adopted in 1864. In … on the High Contracting Parties to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, identification cards and armlets …
Displaced in War - International Humanitarian Law for every step
… and the 70th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions. Each of these milestones remain … and other international organizations in Geneva (opening remarks) Ms Grainne O'hara , …
Joint Press Release: AU-ICRC Roundtable Reinforces Commitment to Strengthening Conduct and Discipline in Peace Support Operations
… the 7th Roundtable on Common Article I of the Geneva Conventions on respecting and ensuring respect … obligations in Article I, common to the 4 Geneva Conventions. It brings together …
Twelve issues: What States can do to improve respect for IHL in 2022
… Information Bureaus, as required by the 1949 Geneva Conventions, to account for protected persons … its project to update the Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions. While we work to integrate …
Implementing IHL in West Africa
… the relationship with IHL in international conventions addressing terrorism, as acts of … Mr. Benjamin Charlier, Legal Adviser, ICRC Geneva, gave an update on the 4th Universal … held on 30 November – 2 December 2016 in Geneva. The meeting was organized by the ICRC …
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