Mexico: Promoting an environment of respect for human life and dignity
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New survey reveals Australian attitudes to torture in conflict
… international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions," Mr Daccord said. There are …
Universal meeting of National Committees and similar bodies on international humanitarian law. Statement by the ICRC
… I would like to offer you a warm welcome to Geneva and to the Fourth Universal Meeting of … of IHL since the adoption of the original Geneva Convention in 1864. And yet, deliberate … holding their first while they are here in Geneva. Two national IHL committees from …
Teaching IHL through digital resources: a syllabus for interactive remote teaching
… Archives The sixth and seventh pages of the Geneva Convention of 22 August 1864. 1. … - Historical development of IHL o Law of Geneva vs Law of The Hague - Sources of … nationality (but Article 44 of the Fourth Geneva Convention) if the third country is an …
Role of domestic jurisdictions in the implementation of IHL - law and practice
… with the 150th anniversary of the first Geneva Convention (1864) which provides for … with the 150th anniversary of the first Geneva Convention (1864) which provides for … open to all States Parties to the Geneva Conventions with the aim of identifying ways …
Nigeria: ECOWAS States discuss implementation of international humanitarian law
… of warfare. The main treaties are the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their three Additional …
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC appalled by killing of PRCS medics and first responders
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Transparency and Accountability
… was given to us by states through the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional …
ICRC opens a new Operating Theatre in Juba Military Hospital
… which culminated in the development of the Geneva Conventions," says Andrea Heath, deputy head …
Conflict in Syria: Finding hope among the ruins
… 70 years ago in the creation of the Geneva Conventions. …
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