Mexico: 11th edition of the Senior Workshop on International Rules Governing Military Operations (SWIRMO)
… of the ICRC is defined in the four 1949 Geneva Conventions, to which all States are party. …
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The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2017
… punished through criminal sanctions. The 1949 Geneva Conventions provide the obligation for States … trial. Protocol I of 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions extends this obligation to …
Amnesties and IHL: Purpose and Scope
… States party to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I of 1977 … Article 6(5) of Protocol II additional to the Geneva Conventions relating to …
IHL and Persons with Disabilities
… see: ICRC Commentary on the First Geneva Convention and, in particular, the … see the ICRC Commentary on the First Geneva Convention, 2nd edition, and, in … of international armed conflict, the Geneva Conventions of 1949 do not define the words …
International Review of the Red Cross - War and security at sea
… sea. The updated commentaries on the Second Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the …
Exhibition on urban warfare and its impact on the civilian population
… Humanitarium at the ICRC's headquarters in Geneva. COVER 24 September 2017 - 09 April … design and photos of the exhibition in Geneva by Sarah Roxas. All other film extracts … 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
Bosnia-Herzegovina: 25 years dedicated to humanity
… Cross emblem. In a shocking violation of the Geneva Conventions, the convoy was attacked at the …
Talking about the laws of war in a peaceful Pacific
… the ratification and implementation of the Geneva Conventions, its Additional Protocols and …
Bruges Colloquium 2017: The Additional Protocols at 40
Achievements and Challenges The ICRC Brussels delegation and the College of Europe have jointly organized the Bruges Colloquium on International Humanitarian Law every year since 2000 as part of …
Neutral and impartial Red Cross work in Venezuela
… Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The four Geneva Conventions, as they are known today, were … of warfare. Three Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions were later adopted. They …
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