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The rule of law at the national and international levels: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2016
… that High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 have the primary … and Red Crescent, held in December 2015 in Geneva, served as an important platform for …
Weapons: ICRC marks Ypres chlorine gas anniversary with WMD call
… 22-04-2015 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of … The attack led to the creation of the 1925 Geneva Protocol prohibiting the use of … please contact: Francis Markus, ICRC Geneva tel: +41 22 730 23 28 or +41 79 217 32 …
ICRC writing competition III
… academic platform for legal debates Theme The Geneva Conventions turn 70 The year 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions (GCs) of 1949. Today, the …
Armenia/Azerbaijan: Body of Armenian citizen handed over
… 10-10-2014 Geneva / Baku / Erevan (ICRC) – The body of an … border. On the basis of its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has been working in the …
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 …
China: The 7th Advanced International Humanitarian Law Summer Session opens in Beijing
… of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Convention, the 7th Advanced … around the 1977 protocols additional to Geneva Conventions, with lectures on topics including …
Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Preparatory Discussion, April 2014
… States 3 and 4 April 2014 BACKGROUND DOCUMENT GENEVA, MARCH 2014 Contents 1. Introduction … 4. Meeting of States Parties to the Geneva Conventions … Meeting of States Parties to the Geneva Conventions (hereafter “Meeting of States”). …
IISS Manama Dialogue: 17th Regional Security Summit
… through the mandate provided by States in the Geneva Conventions and in other frameworks governing … consequences. I remind you that the Geneva Conventions are based on customary …
Celebrating 50 Years of the ICRC's Contribution to Humanitarian Action in Malaysia
… of Malaysia's accession to the 1949 Geneva Conventions , the core treaties of modern … just 10 years after Malaysia acceded to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, then Prime …
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