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Pakistan: Launch of the DLP Forum marks 72 years of the Geneva Conventions and creates IHL discussion space
… Marking the 72nd anniversary of the Geneva Conventions on 12 August, the International …
Bringing IHL Home: Guidelines on the National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law
… Advisory Service at the ICRC headquarters in Geneva: Advisory Service on IHL, International … of the Red Cross, 19 avenue de la Paix, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Tel.: +41 22 734 6001 … are not yet party”. (OP4) The four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and their …
Show your support for the people of Afghanistan – and ICRC work around the world
… this mandate on the ICRC in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional Protocols …
Missing persons: high cost of conflict and violence in Africa
… and the ICRC’s Central Tracing Agency in Geneva. Restoring Family Links Restoring Family … non-international armed conflicts, see: Geneva Conventions (GC) III Articles 70–71; GC IV …
Updated Commentary on the Geneva Conventions of August 12 1949. Volume III
… application and interpretation of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 have developed … audiences, the Updated Commentary on the Geneva Conventions of August 12 1949. Volume …
72 years of the Geneva Conventions: What they mean for Malaysia
… Malaysia is a state party to the four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 that form the … law (IHL) . When Malaysia signed the Geneva Conventions in 1962 , it recognised that …
Rules of war: Why they matter
… The rules of war are universal. The Geneva Conventions (which are the core element of IHL) … armed conflict? This is the essence of the Geneva Conventions in armed conflict. Jus ad …
Autonomous weapons: The ICRC recommends adopting new rules
… Weapons Systems - 3–13 August 2021, Geneva The International Committee of the Red …
Gaza: survey shows heavy toll of chronic power shortages on exhausted families
… its mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. it is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and works in more than 100 …
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