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Practical advice for the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict - Guidelines

… 1. 1977 Protocols additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions 1.1 National measures of … armed conflicts) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 for the protection …

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ICRC to continue teaching laws of war to Sudanese Armed Forces

… humanitarian law is contained in the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 which every country in the … organization's mandate is set out in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional …

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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’s Central Tracing Agency Bureau for the International Armed Conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine: Providing answers to families

… for and retain family links. Based in Geneva (Switzerland), the CTA Bureau comprises … offices in Ukraine, the Russian Federation or Geneva (Switzerland): Central Tracing Agency … their loved ones. 1 MANDATE UNDER THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS In international armed conflicts, …

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Review of new weapons

… law. In addition, there are a number of conventions that regulate or prohibit the use … 36 of the 1977 Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 requires each State … Cross and Red Crescent, States party to the Geneva Conventions declared that "in light of …

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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 …

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Toxic chemicals as weapons for law enforcement: a threat to life and international law?

… the prohibition. Countries agreed the 1925 Geneva Protocol, which banned the use of … of toxic chemicals as weapons under the 1925 Geneva Protocol, the 1993 Chemical Weapons … International Committee of the Red Cross Geneva, September 2012∗ Prohibition This …

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Summary table of IHL provisions specifically applicable to children

… enjoyed by children. The Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I apply … in those countries. With regard to the Fourth Geneva Convention, the field of application of …

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Russia–Ukraine international armed conflict: Your questions answered about the ICRC’s work

… humanely and with dignity. According to the Geneva Conventions, states party to an international … torture. We work on the basis of the Third Geneva Convention, which states that the …

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Young Humanitarian Journalists Competition 2022

… anniversary of Malaysia's accession to the Geneva Conventions that make up the core of … also 60 years of Malaysia’s accession to the Geneva Conventions (that are a part of the …

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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.

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