The Additional Protocols at 40: upholding humanity in today's conflicts
… of Protocols I and II additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 (the Additional Protocols) …
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Humanizing the laws of war – the Red Cross and the development of International Humanitarian Law
… Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. The event will be video recorded and … Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN in Geneva Introductory remarks and moderation … to update the Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
Australia: Launch of updated commentary to the Second Geneva Convention
… The Geneva Conventions of 1949 marked one of the greatest … of the 20th century, with the Second Geneva Convention regulating for the first … commentaries to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Additional Protocols. …
Humanizing the laws of war – the Red Cross and the development of International Humanitarian Law
… discussion at the ICRC's Humanitarium in Geneva on 29 June 2017 to launch Humanizing … Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN in Geneva Introductory remarks and moderation • … to update the Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
Australia: Launch of updated commentary on Second Geneva Convention
… of the updated Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention, a treaty drafted in the … at sea. Key note speaker Bruno Demeyere, Geneva-based legal adviser for the ICRC, led a … least understood and analysed of the Geneva Conventions," Dr McLaughlin said. The updated …
ICRC comments on the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration
… for IHL, in line with Article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The migration compact … all necessary measures for their protection. Geneva, 27 March 2017 6 The ICRC’s mandate and …
Angola: Improving implementation of international humanitarian law
… of the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions, the importance of complying with …
The "Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism" approach: a Guidance Note for National Societies
… “PREVENTING AND COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM” Geneva, June 2017 Contents INTRODUCTION … perception risks. 11 Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states that “[c]ollective … Diplomacy Division at ICRC headquarters in Geneva (policy@icrc.org). 18 …
150 years of humanitarian action
… 1864: Geneva Convention Moved by his experiences at … towards setting up the ICRC. The original Geneva Convetion enshrines the obligation to …
Venezuela: Protests, armed conflict and international humanitarian law
… IHL does not apply it means that the four Geneva Conventions and their three Additional … are wounded, sick, captured, etc). Can the Geneva Conventions be "activated"? No, they …
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