Jean-Pictet Competition: Taking the law out of the books
… named after the principal artisan of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, has been open to students since …
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Philippines: Wars without limits are wars without end
… that many people no longer believe that the Geneva Conventions prevent wars from getting worse. … ratified almost all relevant IHL treaties and conventions. It is also one of the first Asian …
Legal factsheet on missing persons and their families: updated
… their families. Based on its mandate in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the Statutes of the …
Gaza: Repeated mass casualty events put hospitals under severe strain
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around … sadavies@icrc.org , Christoph HANGER, ICRC Geneva , tel: +41 79 731 04 03, email: …
Jordan: International Day of the Disappeared: Supporting Syrian Families of Missing Persons
… 29-08-2024 Geneva/Amman (ICRC) – The International … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Israel and the occupied territories: After two months of aid blockage, humanitarian response in Gaza on verge of total collapse
… 02-05-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The humanitarian response in … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Angola: Improving implementation of international humanitarian law
… of the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions, the importance of complying with …
The laws of war in a nutshell
… The rules of war are universal. The Geneva Conventions (which are the core element of …
ICRC: "Future generations must be protected from the serious risks posed by autonomous weapons"
… Autonomous Weapons Systems - 4/8 March 2024, Geneva The International Committee of the Red …
Speech by ICRC president: A commitment to address forced displacement
… Greater respect for IHL and refugee law, the Geneva Conventions and the Kampala Convention in …
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