Australia: New technologies and implications for states
… 36 of the first Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions. Article 36 requires states to …
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Learning and teaching IHL
… Where should IHL be taught? As per the Geneva Conventions, IHL must be disseminated by …
How does law protect in war? (Serbo-Croatian)
… International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva 1999 ISBN 86-84251-03-2 4 Član 83: … Additional Protocols of 8 June 1977 to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, ICRC, Geneva, …
Limits on Autonomy in Weapon Systems
… Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, Geneva, 21 Aug. 2019, … of the ICRC on agenda item 5(a)’, GGE, Geneva, 25–29 Mar. 2019; and ICRC, ‘Statement … harm.e a Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to …
Promoting economic empowerment in settings affected by armed conflict, violence and fragility
… in humanitarian and development nexus. (Geneva) The International Trade Centre (ITC) … its mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We are based in …
Myanmar: The year 2024 in pictures
… in a message on the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions . Htoo Nyein Aung/ICRC Under the … to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. The exhibition featured …
ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric: "When international humanitarian law is respected, lives are saved"
… Republic of China's recognition of the Geneva Conventions was rooted in the pursuit of … highlighted that the PRC recognized these conventions because it was determined that …
Children, no matter their association, are entitled to rights and protections as children
… year, we mark the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions and the 30th anniversary of the …
International Day of the Disappeared 2024: The challenge of coordinated action in Latin America
… rights of missing persons and their families. Geneva (ICRC). On 30 August, the International … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
ICRC office in Gaza surrounded by hundreds of displaced civilians, was damaged by nearby shelling
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
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