China: Senior military officers seek greater respect for law of armed conflict at sea
… of the Updated Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention. The ICRC and the PLA have …
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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons - Ratification kit
… Department of International Law and Policy in Geneva can provide guidance on implementing … Department of International Law and Policy in Geneva are available for guidance on preparing …
Q&A on the ICRC's new handbook on IHL
… asked Nils Melzer, Human Rights Chair at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … and the updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention, also published by the ICRC … a detailed interpretative guide to the First Geneva Convention, mainly intended for legal …
Enhancing protection in armed conflict through domestic law and policy
… The overarching theme of the meeting, held in Geneva, was Enhancing Protection in Armed … LAW AND POLICY CONFERENCE OVERVIEW REPORT GENEVA, SWITZERLAND 30 NOVEMBER – 2 DECEMBER … of conflicts since it ratified the Geneva Conventions. The committee was created in 2013 …
An effective killer: Five things you need to know about chemical weapons
… understanding to prohibit their use since the Geneva Protocol on Asphyxiating or Poisonous …
Briefing on humanitarian situation in Middle East
… States as High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Convention first and foremost. In the …
Global security in a polycentric world
… armed conflict, as articulated in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
Ethics and autonomous weapon systems: An ethical basis for human control?
… the ICRC convened a round-table meeting in Geneva from 28 to 29 August 2017 to explore … Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Geneva, 3 April 2018 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the … a provision that first appeared in the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, was later …
Ethiopia: Providing assistance to vulnerable individuals in 2017
… on ICRC updated commentary on the Second Geneva Convention of 1949 attended by more … on the ICRC Updated Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention, Addis Ababa, 2017. …
Being accountable to people affected by armed conflicts
… on 28 March 2018, at the ICRC Humanitarium in Geneva. Maurer opened the discussion with a … establish a Digital Do No Harm or a Digital Geneva Convention need to be carefully … and bombs: Does cyberspace need a “Digital Geneva Convention”? IRIN, 17 November 2017: …
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