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IHL session in Viet Nam: Experts tackle tough questions on cyber warfare and autonomous weapons
… limits. While 2019 marks 70 years of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, Viet Nam celebrates 62 years of ratifying these Conventions. …
First Aid in Armed Conflicts and Other Situations of Violence
… duties in armed conflicts as laid down in the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. …
ICRC Head of Delegation in Syria: Detention Work Remains Our Top Priority
… (IHRL). This prohibition is derived from the Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional … Guided by its humanitarian mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has also …
The rise of artificial intelligence requires a human-centred approach in conflict zones
… humanitarian law, as set out in the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. … been very clear that the rules of war, the Geneva Conventions, apply in cyberspace. We …
Artificial intelligence and machine learning in armed conflict: A human-centred approach
… in armed conflict: A human-centred approach Geneva, 6 June 2019 1. Introduction The … Protocol I of 8 June 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions have an obligation to conduct …
Overview of the Legal Framework Governing National Information Bureaux
… families of their fate and whereabouts. The Geneva Conventions do not prescribe in detail how a …
Humanitarian Policy at the WHS
… EU) Atrocities in Conflict mean we need the Geneva Conventions more than ever (Helen Durham, …
Our work in Cambodia
… in accordance with its mandate under the Geneva Conventions. It has supported the construction … in accordance with its mandate under the Geneva Conventions. It has supported the …
History of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Volume V: From Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City
… adoption of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions – and helps the reader to …
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