Reneging on cluster munitions ban endangers civilian lives and erodes IHL
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around … please contact: Aurélie LACHANT, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 731 04 03, email: …
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Professor (Dr.) Muhammad Munir on IHL
… Pakistan (GoP) has not yet incorporated the Geneva Conventions and its Protocols into its … in its commitment to talking about IHL? The Geneva Conventions and its Protocols should be …
IHL and human rights law
… as provided in Article 5 to the Fourth Geneva Convention). However, a State cannot … and punish violations. IHL is based on the Geneva and Hague Conventions, Additional Protocols and a series …
Generating respect for the law: Taking stock, moving forward
… On 22 October, the ICRC and the Geneva Academy organized a conference to … and International Organization, University of Geneva Helen Durham, Director of International … this extract of the commentary of the Geneva Conventions, Naz K. Modirzadeh articulated how …
The International Committee of the Red Cross in the First World War
… founded in 1863 at the instigation of two Geneva citizens, Henry Dunant and Gustave … approached governments to promote the 1864 Geneva Convention, which accorded wounded and … to it concerning violations of the Geneva Conventions or of the 1907 Hague Conventions …
ICRC database on national measures implementing international humanitarian law
… specific laws, statutes and acts (e.g. Geneva Conventions Acts); parts of more general laws … and compiled at ICRC headquarters in Geneva. Any comments on the Database are …
Ukraine: Addressing misinformation about ICRC’s activities
… 26-03-2022 Geneva (ICRC) - Over the past days, false … of war and other persons protected by the Geneva Conventions, wherever they may be. Our sole …
ICRC/IFRC Statement
… at its 34th International Conference Geneva (ICRC/IFRC) – The 34th International … together with 196 states party to the Geneva Conventions. The meeting, which takes …
The interplay between international humanitarian law and international human rights law in situations of armed conflict
… the protection of civilians in the Fourth Geneva Convention, albeit for a large part … codification of Common Article 3 to the Geneva Conventions for situations of …
Analysis of the punishments applicable to international crimes (war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide) in domestic law and practice
… of the IHL rules are set out in the four 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Additional Protocols. … IHL. These are specific acts, listed in the Geneva Conventions and Protocol I, and include …
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