Rules in War – A Thing of the Past?
… on individuals, societies, and states. The Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocols are … humanitarian law enshrined in the Geneva Conventions. The U.S. has substantively …
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The weapons issue: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 1996
… Chemical Weapons Convention, strengthens the Geneva Protocol of 1925 which banned the use … of anti-personnel landmines, ICRC, Geneva, 1996. 2. Editor's note: Towards a …
“It’s time to elevate the laws of war to a political priority”
… Mirjana Spoljaric at the Graduate Institute – Geneva, 28 November 2022. Bodies of men … Every single state has signed onto the Geneva Conventions. Every state has freely and …
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Management of the Dead under Islamic Law - Article
… of the Red Cross, 19 Avenue de la Paix, Geneva, Switzerland Forensic Unit, … of the Red Cross, 19 Avenue de la Paix, Geneva, Switzerland A R T I C L E I N F O … practice and an obligation under the Geneva conventions [11–16]. In parallel, it is one of …
International criminal justice: The institutions – Factsheet
… Statute, namely, grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, violations of the laws and … violations of Article 3 common to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol II, …
ICRC Pakistan Holds Regional Training Course on Islam and IHL
… that the main body of IHL, i.e. the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols, are … part in laying the groundworks for those conventions. …
Investigating and prosecuting serious violations: an important tool against impunity
… law categorized as “grave breaches” under the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I, as well …
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates hostage release, calls for renewed and sustainable ceasefire agreement
… 12-05-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
ICRC statement on reports of attack in Olenivka
… 29-07-2022 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of … organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It is based in Geneva, …
Reversing commitment to anti-personnel mine ban endangers civilian lives
… 06-02-2020 Geneva - The International Committee of the …
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