Autonomous weapons: States must agree on what human control means in practice
… 20-11-2018 Geneva (ICRC) – Should a weapon system be able … on Certain Conventional Weapons in Geneva FROM 23 TO 21 November, the ICRC will …
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Weapons and disarmament
… and expanding bullets (1868 and 1899). The Geneva Protocol (1925) outlawed poisonous gases … by the Biological and Chemical Weapons Conventions. The 1980 Convention on Certain …
Q&A on the ICRC's new handbook on IHL
… asked Nils Melzer, Human Rights Chair at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … and the updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention, also published by the ICRC … a detailed interpretative guide to the First Geneva Convention, mainly intended for legal …
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 chemical … please contact: Francis Markus, ICRC Geneva tel: +41 22 730 23 28 or +41 79 217 32 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
China: the “people on war” survey presented to media
… humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions, and the protection of civilians … during times of conflict." The four Geneva Conventions and their Additional …
ICRC position on autonomous weapon systems
… and technical community, and industry. Geneva, 12 May 2021 Video - What are the … and technical community, and industry. Geneva, 12 May 2021 2 BACKGROUND PAPER 1. … 52 of Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions; ICRC, Customary IHL Study, Rules …
World leaders united in defence of international humanitarian law to uphold humanity in war
… to uphold, implement, and apply the Geneva Conventions in practice lies with States. We … Seventy-six years after the adoption of the Geneva Conventions, we call on all world …
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