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… 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 …
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What does IHL say about terrorism?
… terrorism." Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states that "collective … started in October 2001 is an example. The Geneva Conventions and the rules of customary …
Norms for responsible State behavior on cyber operations should build on international law
… 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 …
Joint Press Release: AU-ICRC Roundtable Reinforces Commitment to Strengthening Conduct and Discipline in Peace Support Operations
… 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 …
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 …
Amnesties and IHL: Purpose and Scope
… States party to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I of 1977 … 6(5) of Protocol II additional to the Geneva Conventions relating to …
ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric: International humanitarian law was created to move beyond division, paving the way from polarization to peace
… and ratified—compel restraint. Under the Geneva Conventions, even your enemy must be treated … put into action. You determine whether the Geneva Conventions are a tool for peace that …
ICRC Director General's speech on the 120th anniversary ceremony of the RCSC
… Minister H.E. Zhou Enlai, recognizing the Geneva Conventions on behalf of the People’s Republic … when we mark 75 years since the adoption of Geneva Conventions of 1949. China’s call for …
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 …
Generating respect for the law: Taking stock, moving forward
… On 22 October, the ICRC and the Geneva Academy organized a conference to … International Organization, University of Geneva Helen Durham, Director of International … this extract of the commentary of the Geneva Conventions, Naz K. Modirzadeh articulated how …
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.