The endurance of the Geneva Conventions shows us what is possible
… to high-level side event: "70 years of the Geneva Conventions: Investing in humanity through … today's event on the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions , and especially the …
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Round table "Memory and War"
… Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … Commentaries to the first and third Geneva Conventions. He was appointed as an arbitrator …
Voices from the Field
… Universally ratified, the Geneva Conventions represent a unique and global … Marking the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, this event profiled …
Explosive weapons in cities: Civilian devastation and suffering must stop
… This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, universally accepted … Michele Dullard, Spokesperson at the ICRC, Geneva, +41227303028, adullard@icrc.org Peter …
Implementing IHL in West Africa: Redux
… 3. New penal code takes violations of the Geneva Conventions into account5. Niger Côte d’Ivoire … 2. Domestication of the Criminal Procedure Geneva Conventions Code to integrate a and …
Philippines launches nationwide IHL infomercial
… consequences. To raise awareness about the Geneva Conventions and the rules of war, the …
Egypt: Facts and figures, January – December 2018
… conferred upon the organization by the Geneva Conventions. In 1983, the ICRC formalized its … of the Dead, both held in the ICRC HQ in Geneva. Al-Azhar and ICRC have advanced in …
Guidelines on investigating violations of IHL: Law, policy and good practice
… a five-year project, initiated in 2014 by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … of International Humanitarian Law at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … of the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
Seven decades of protection: the Geneva Conventions through the test of time – Expert discussion
… and at the beginning of the Cold War, the Geneva Conventions deepened the body of treaty law … and Other International Organizations, Geneva, and the ICRC, hosted an expert …
The risk of gender based violence must be considered in arms transfer decisions
… violations of IHL. Seventy years ago, the Geneva Conventions were the first treaties to …
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