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China: Conference Marks the 40th Anniversary of 1977 Additional Protocols to Geneva Conventions

… of the 1977 Protocols Additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, 19-20 May 2017 in Beijing. The … of Protocols I and II additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Their adoption in 1977 was …

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Global survey reveals strong support for Geneva Conventions but growing indifference to torture

… 05-12-2016 Geneva (ICRC) – With fighting intensifying … humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions, and the protection of …

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China: Experts renew commitment to Geneva Conventions during seminar to mark 70th anniversary

… Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions , a set of rules that establish … met in any situation of armed conflict. The Geneva Conventions restrict means and methods …

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Republic of Korea: Preserving humanity in war by upholding the Geneva Conventions

… Ceremony of the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, War Memorial of Korea, Seoul, … in 2024 the 75th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions. They are foundational …

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Balthasar Staehelin - the personal envoy of the ICRC president to China and head of the Regional Delegation for East Asia – speaks at the War Memorial of Korea on 10 September, 2024 in Seoul. He was attending an event to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Geneva Conventions and inaugurate the “Digital Dilemmas-Civilians at Heart” exhibition on Geneva Conventions and Digital Dilemmas. Photo by Ha Yong Sik and ICRC

Reflections on 70 Years of the Geneva Conventions and the Challenges Ahead

… to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. These events coincided with the … to come together to revise the earlier Geneva Conventions of 1929 and further expand …

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Bangladesh: Experts discuss relevance of Geneva Conventions amid today’s challenging humanitarian contexts

… shape the debate and discussions around the Geneva Conventions which celebrate their 70th … on the 12th of August this year. The Geneva Conventions and their Additional …

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How "grave breaches" are defined in the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols

… The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Protocol 1 of 1977 each … ] 2. Acts described as grave breaches in the Conventions are grave breaches of this Protocol …

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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 …

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Digitalizing the Geneva Conventions – giving greater access to the rules of war

… the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the International Committee of the … technology to give greater access to the Geneva Conventions, and other treaties and …

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Nepal: Regional experts discuss IHL on eve of Geneva Conventions’ 70th anniversary

Prof. Dr Lok Raj Baral, social scientist and political analyst, underlined the interrelation between society and law in his inaugural speech at the opening of the Advanced IHL South Asia Academics …

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