The UN General Assembly must focus on the most vulnerable people caught in conflict
… ceremony of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. "The choice to 'focus on people' is …
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Relevant and practical: The Additional Protocols at 40
… organized, well-equipped armies with superior weapons and so turned to leaders such as Mao … due to the irreconcilable differences on nuclear weapons. In addition, Hague Law … in the thick of Cold War polarization, amid nuclear-level anxiety, and at a table where …
International Humanitarian Law Bibliography
… essential services from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas : ICRC … Russian military commanders must disobey a nuclear launch order against Ukraine … Russian military commanders must disobey a nuclear launch order against Ukraine …
ICRC Statement to 75th Session of UN General Assembly, Sixth Committee
… ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons thus achieving the requisite number of …
“It’s time to elevate the laws of war to a political priority”
… declaration to limit the use of explosive weapons in populated areas. Over this short … conflict almost as if they were inevitable. Nuclear weapons continue to threaten all of … we also know that the impacts of any use of nuclear weapons would be widespread and cause …
Malaysia: 15th national IHL moot court competition
… to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons of 1970. 3. However, one of the … 2016 the State of Page secretly conducted nuclear tests. Taking cognizance of the …
ICRC Statement: UN General Assembly Sixth Committee
… ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The ICRC will continue to work … Arising from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas. These instruments …
IHL contributes to the prevention of an arms race in outer space
… alia, on the prevention of the placement of weapons in outer space", experts within this … the existing rules prohibiting or restricting weapons, means and methods of warfare in, or … containing dangerous forces, such as nuclear power plants or infrastructure …
Bringing IHL Home through Domestic Law and Policy: Report
… ENSURING THE APPLICATION OF IHL TO WEAPONS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND ARMS … that have otherwise been prohibited, such as nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, cluster … party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Selected practice CROATIA At …
ICRC at the UN: Urban warfare, digital threats and prisoners of war obligations are all humanitarian issues of high importance
… 1/ Urban warfare, including Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas The urbanization of … of civilians from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, one of the major … critical civilian infrastructure, such as nuclear plants, electricity grids and water …
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