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… c) ICRC Commentaries to the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols: … at their next periodical review pursuant to Geneva Convention IV article 78. 18. Major …

Article

Legal advisers in armed forces – Factsheet

… of states under common Article 1 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions (GCs) to respect and ensure respect … of states under common Article 1 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions (GCs) to respect and ensure …

Law and policy topic

Humanitarian space – or spaces – must be protected, without exception

… have effective and sustainable impact. The Geneva Conventions, and international humanitarian law …

Statement

South Sudan: World Bank and ICRC partner to save and change lives

… 12 4.2.1 The Geneva Conventions, … Sudan. The work of the ICRC is based on the Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional …

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Report - Fifth Meeting of Representatives of National IHL Committees of Commonwealth Countries

… Quintin, Head of Advisory Services, ICRC Geneva, noted that the need to support better … of Additional Protocols I and II to the 1949 Geneva Conventions as a time to encourage formal …

Law and policy topic

1980 convention on certain conventional weapons and its protocols – ratification kit

… Protocols I, II and III) was adopted at Geneva on 10 October 1980, WHEREAS the State of … Protocols I, II and III) was adopted at Geneva on 10 October 1980, WHEREAS Review …

Law and policy topic

Why engage with non-state armed groups?

… explicitly mentioned in the 1949 Geneva Conventions as an example of an organization … 3 Additional Protocol II of 1977 to the Four Geneva Conventions of 1949, Article 1(2). 2 3 …

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Annual Report 2020

… round table on Article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions. The Malian military, with ICRC … of the Updated Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention. Some students and …

Report

The ICRC engagement with armed groups: a humanitarian necessity

… stated explicitly in Common Article 3 to the Geneva Conventions. From a practical point of view, …

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ICRC: Korean War Anniversary and the Geneva Conventions

… set an unprecedented event where the Third Geneva Convention was enacted in a major …

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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.