Strengthening international humanitarian law in Liberia
… on the integration and domestication of the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols, and … on the integration and domestication of the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols …
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ICRC appoints new director-general
… 22-12-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – The Assembly of the … Central and South-Eastern Europe, based in Geneva (1998-2000). He holds an MA in … mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Ukraine: safe passage operation out of Mariupol is ongoing
… Geneva (ICRC) – An International Committee of … organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. it is based in Geneva, …
Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict: New visits to prisoners of war bring much-awaited news to families
… 08-12-2022 Geneva (ICRC) — More prisoners of war held by … from delegates of the ICRC under the Third Geneva Convention. While the recent visits are … Jennifer Sparks (English), ICRC Geneva, +41 79 217 32 00, jsparks@icrc.org …
Constraints under International Law on Military Operations in Outer Space during Armed Conflicts
… Protocol I of 8 June 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 (Additional Protocol I), … armed conflict, whether new or old. The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Additional …
Sudan: ICRC signs country agreement with government
… 28-08-2014 Khartoum/Geneva (ICRC) – Sudan's Ministry of Foreign … The organization's mandate is set out in the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, to …
Azerbaijan/Armenia: Humanitarian consensus allows ICRC to deliver humanitarian relief
… 18-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) — As a result of persistent … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
A licence to kill for autonomous weapons?
… possibility? A five-day long conference in Geneva has been looking at just such issues. …
Arms transfers to parties to armed conflict: what the law says
… circumstances ( Article 1 common to the 1949 Geneva Conventions; Article 1 of Additional Protocol 1 to the Geneva Conventions. See also 31st IC, …
She inspires: Stories from the Asia-Pacific on International Women’s Day 2020
… lives? And, continues to protect people? The Geneva Conventions. The Geneva Conventions are a vital global pledge …
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