International humanitarian law workshop for judges in Nepal
… "On the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions , the ICRC aims to secure firm … and their societies to the basic rules of the Geneva Conventions and increase universal …
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Children forced to go to war
… war. The 1977 Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions were the first international …
We must create and safeguard an environment that prevents sexual violence
… law (IHL) and other bodies of law. The 1949 Geneva Conventions were the first treaties to … State. As we mark the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions this year, let us also …
View of the ICRC on interpretation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
… and Operations of the Convention: Article 1,” Geneva, 31 May 2002. 16 APMBC, preambular … in particular, Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions, Article 10, prescribing the …
Through effective multilateralism, States can create norms that uphold our humanity
… to draft, negotiate and adopt the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, which today are core to … norms, uphold them and take action. These Geneva Conventions were designed to protect …
First to be Forgotten - Persons with Disability and Armed Conflict
… Following a three-year research project, the Geneva Academy is releasing a report focused … perspective. On 9 May the ICRC and the Geneva Academy launched the research report at … Disabilities is one of the few human rights conventions explicitly stating that it applies …
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 …
Communities need space to protect themselves and States must be proactive in granting it
… years after the universal ratification of the Geneva Conventions, more than 40 years after the … adoption of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions, and 20 years after the …
The potential human cost of cyber operations
… ICRC EXPERT MEETING 14–16 NOVEMBER 2018 – GENEVA REPORT THE POTENTIAL HUMAN COST OF … ICRC EXPERT MEETING 14–16 NOVEMBER 2018 – GENEVA THE POTENTIAL HUMAN COST OF CYBER … a fourth additional protocol to the Geneva Conventions, focused on regulating cyber …
Practising humanity in changing conflict
… a keynote address celebrating 70 years of the Geneva Conventions at the Australian National … 2019 – the 70th Anniversary year of the Four Geneva Conventions agreed by States in 1949. …
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