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Papua New Guinea: ICRC agreement will ensure support for victims of violence

… in 1990. Its mandate is derived from the Geneva Conventions of 1949, to which Papua New Guinea … tel +675 709 93 061 Neha Thakkar, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 3160 or visit our …

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Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates return of remains, detainees under ceasefire agreement

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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Close-up of red ICRC vest with ICRC emblem on the pocket

Webinar: Counter-terrorism, sanctions and humanitarian access in COVID-19 era

… Armed Conflict On The 70th Anniversary Of The Geneva Conventions , Chapter on "Terrorism, …

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Egypt: Round table on international humanitarian law and sharia

… whose mandate is enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, has worked for 150 years to …

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The Republic of Moldova and the ICRC sign Headquarters Agreement

… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …

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China: Law schools vie for top spot in humanitarian law competition

… the means and methods of warfare. The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …

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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, …

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Copyright and terms of use

… use that is not expressly authorized by the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols …

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The role of parliamentarians in implementing International Humanitarian Law

… is set forth in Article 1 common to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, which requires States to … are violated. Protection of the emblems The Geneva Conventions and their Additional …

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South Sudan: Facts and figures March 2015 - Promoting the laws that protect civilians in conflict

… on IHL, the core of which is set out in the Geneva Conventions but which is also a part of the … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red …

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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

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International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.