… IHL prohibits or restricts use of a range of weapons that can have widespread and … mines , cluster munitions , and nuclear weapons . As well, employing weapons … rules prohibits attacks on dams, dykes, and nuclear power plants if such attacks may cause …
… to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons – 31 July 2023 Excellencies, Ladies and … (NPT), one where concrete progress towards nuclear disarmament is needed more than ever. …
… of warfare (for instance, the use of certain weapons). IHL is also known as 'the law of … the civilian population if dams, dykes and nuclear plants and other installations located … mines (1997), cluster munitions (2008), nuclear weapons (2017), as well as limitations …
… of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by Belize, Honduras and … Republic on the ratification of the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty. The … states. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons of 7 July 2017 (TPNW 2017): …
… ENSURING THE APPLICATION OF IHL TO WEAPONS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND ARMS … that have otherwise been prohibited, such as nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, cluster … party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Selected practice CROATIA At …
… such as the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban … For example, at an AU event on the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty, it reminded …
… to the calamitous consequences of the use of nuclear weapons. As G7 leaders gather in Hiroshima for … international community. The risk of use of nuclear weapons is highest since the worst …
… The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is the first international … binding instrument aimed at prohibiting nuclear weapons and mitigating their …
… Social and Humanitarian Impact of Autonomous Weapons, San José, Costa Rica, 23–24 February … The unconstrained use of autonomous weapons risks the loss of control over the use … such as the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Trade Treaty. You …
… cost for civilians on earth of the use of weapons and other military operations in, or in … cost for civilians on earth of the use of weapons and other military operations in, or in … dangerous forces, namely dams, dykes and nuclear power plants. Recommendation 2: …
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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
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 international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
