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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 the … 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 …

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The Interplay between IHL and IHRL

… in agreements between States – treaties or conventions –, in customary rules, which … Charter. IHL main sources are the four Geneva Conventions (1949), their Additional … and 2014. Noam Lubell, University of Essex / Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian …

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War and the Children Left Behind

… Marking the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, and the 30th anniversary of the … Humanitarium 17 avenue de la paix, 1202 Geneva

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Azerbaijan / Armenia: ICRC facilitates handover of Armenian citizen

… 12-11-2015 Geneva/Yerevan/Baku (ICRC) – An Armenian … On the basis of its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has been working …

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Guidelines on investigating violations of IHL: Law, policy and good practice

… five-year project, initiated in 2014 by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … of International Humanitarian Law at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …

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IISS Manama Dialogue: 17th Regional Security Summit

… 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 rules …

Statement

The equation is evident: Respect for IHL equals reduced human suffering

… Through the universal ratification of the Geneva Conventions, States have drawn the line of … Nations in Article 89 of the AP1 of the Geneva Conventions, in which High Contracting …

Statement

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. …

Statement

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 …

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Child holds picture of missing family member.

Body of Azerbaijani citizen handed over

… On the basis of its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has been working in the … tel: +374 47 943740 Anastasia Isyuk, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 30 23 or +41 79 251 93 …

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ICRC library

Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

IHL treaties

International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

Customary IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.