Neutral and impartial Red Cross work in Venezuela
… Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The four Geneva Conventions, as they are known today, were … of warfare. Three Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions were later adopted. They …
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Guidelines on investigating violations of IHL: Law, policy and good practice
… a five-year project, initiated in 2014 by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … of International Humanitarian Law at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … of the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
Protected persons: Missing persons
… says Treaty law Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions, 1977 – Art. 32–34 Fourth Geneva Convention, 1949 – Art. 26 …
International Humanitarian Law Bibliography
… humanitarian principles. The ICRC Library in Geneva contributes to this mission by … des Etats africains à l’élaboration des conventions universelles relatives au droit … to the updated ICRC commentary on the Third Geneva Convention Sean Watts. - West Point, NY …
Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory: The law of occupation must be respected
… Geneva (ICRC) -- Present in the region since … obligation under article 49(6) of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, prohibiting the … obligation under Common Article 1 to the Geneva Conventions of 1949. …
Communiqué on the Global Initiative to galvanize political commitment in support of international humanitarian law
… their obligations under IHL, including the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The principles of … call on all High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions to join us in reaffirming …
IHL App 3.0: read, search, save and share international humanitarian law better, anywhere, anytime
… The Geneva Conventions and their Commentaries Other … humanitarian law (IHL) – most notably, the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, …
Morocco: ICRC signs headquarters agreement with government
… 24-11-2014 Rabat/Geneva (ICRC) – The Moroccan government and … its founding in 1863 it has brought forth the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
Algeria: Experts discuss compliance with law of armed conflict
… of warfare. The rules are set out in the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, to … of the signing in 1864 of the initial Geneva Convention and of the 60th anniversary …
Where does your money go?
… is a source of encouragement to the ICRC in Geneva and our delegates in the field. Our … contributions from the states party to the Geneva Conventions (governments), National Red Cross …
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