ICRC president statement to the Regional Conference on the Social and Humanitarian Impact of Autonomous Weapons, Costa Rica
… progress after nine years of discussions in Geneva at the Convention on Certain …
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Armenia / Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani citizen repatriated
… 10-06-2016 Geneva/Yerevan/Baku (ICRC) – An Azerbaijani … being held. Based on its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has been present in the …
History of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Volume I: From Solferino to Tsushima
… the evolution of the law of war from the 1864 Geneva Convention to the Hague Convention No. …
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 …
Status of additional protocols relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014
… Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the … in nature, as most are unwilling to amend the Geneva Conventions or to adopt a new treaty. …
Autonomous weapon systems under international humanitarian law
… in the Critical Functions of Weapons, ICRC, Geneva, September 2016, … on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), Geneva, 11 April 2017, … of Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions, referred to as the Martens …
What’s new in law and case law around the world? Biannual update, July to December 2013
… to IHL and other related international conventions and protocols, and the amendment … Conflict 1977 Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions – Declaration Article 90 … of war) 2005 Additional Protocol III to the Geneva Conventions Reports and Documents This …
Winners of young humanitarian writers competition 2019 announced
… year to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The competition was open …
ICRC president pays official visit to China
… Geneva/Beijing (ICRC)– ICRC president Peter … which convinced States to agree on a fourth Geneva Convention in 1949, finally protecting … tel: +86 10 85323290-301 Ewan Watson, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 33 45 Francis Markus, …
Toxic chemicals as weapons for law enforcement
… (and biological) weapons in 1925 (The Geneva Protocol). This was reinforced with … any toxic chemical as a weapon under the 1925 Geneva Protocol, the 1993 Chemical Weapons …
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