Rules of IHL are not just suggestions: Senior minister of state
… This year marks 70 years since the four Geneva Conventions were universally adopted by States … to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Credit: Singapore Red …
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IHL course for humanitarian practitioners and policy-makers in Geneva – 21-24 October 2019
… edition. Switzerland ICRC Headquarter, Geneva 17 avenue de la paix, 1202 Geneva …
Humanitarian emergencies, international humanitarian law and security risk management in the Asia Pacific
… year also marks the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. Universally ratified, the Geneva Conventions represent the bedrock of …
ICRC statement on women, peace and security
… the obligations applicable to them under the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the Additional …
Joint statement by the Republic of South Africa and the ICRC on International Humanitarian Law
… year 2019, marks the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions – the central instrument of … The seminar was held on the theme of the Geneva Conventions joining the international …
Ethiopia: Army officers discuss laws of armed conflict and international human rights standards
… colleagues. Formally entrusted under the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols …
States must address concerns raised by autonomous weapons
… and Red Crescent, which will take place in Geneva in December. After six years of …
Rules for the ages? London debate sets out challenges facing IHL
… the panel to reflect on the value of the Geneva Conventions . Cordula Droege, chief legal … IHL... but equally we see every day how the Geneva Conventions do work and do protect …
Displacement in armed conflict debated at panel discussion in Amman
… opportunity to remind State parties to the Geneva Conventions, 70 years after their adoption, of …
Rwanda: 30 judges and court registrars complete advanced IHL training
… crime cases. Under common article 1 of the Geneva Conventions, States are obliged to respect the … international instruments, including the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their …
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