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The ICRC in WWI: Efforts to ban chemical warfare

… London/Ref. HIST 3088/25 The first poisonous weapons emerged in the fighting on the western … in 1915. During the following two years these weapons were extensively used by the warring … which strike indiscriminately – such as nuclear and biological weapons and landmines – …

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Doctor answers questions from Facebook on diseases caused by atomic bombs

Meet Dr Masao Tomonaga, Honorary Director of the Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Hospital. Dr Tomonaga has cared for leukaemia patients, including atomic bomb survivors, and focused on how …

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African Union: 40th anniversary of Additional Protocols of the Geneva Conventions

… around cyber warfare, urban warfare, use of nuclear weapons, and also the possibility of creating …

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Incapacitating chemical agents: Law enforcement, human rights law and policy perspectives

… with the use of these toxic chemicals as weapons for law enforcement. It brought … Study]. 21 Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, Advisory Opinion, I.C.J. … effort against WMD, along with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and the …

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Military operations in space

… Military operations in space and outer space weapons As the role of space systems in … orbit-based and ground-based anti-satellite weapons or other counter-space military … prohibits placing in orbit objects carrying nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass …

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International Humanitarian Law and the Challenges of Contemporary Armed Conflicts: Building a Culture of Compliance for IHL to Protect Humanity in Today’s and Future Conflicts

… The 2024 Challenges Report focuses on: nuclear weapons – grey zones and hybrid warfare – …

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International Humanitarian Law and the Challenges of Contemporary Armed Conflicts: Building a Culture of Compliance for IHL to Protect Humanity in Today’s and Future Conflicts

World Peace Forum: ICRC calls for multilateral cooperation and new approaches to conflict prevention and resolution

… health hazards, as well as the ever-present nuclear threat, require international dialogue … such as the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons which is another example of …

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The Additional Protocols at 40

… Cold War arms race and the development of new weapons technologies brought new realities to … Another ongoing discussion is the issue of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons were the subject of difficult …

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Methods and means of warfare

… war. These restrictions apply to the type of weapons used, the way they are used and the … and a series of agreements on specific weapons. The ICRC has been involved in the … dangerous forces (namely dams, dykes and nuclear electrical generating stations). Means …

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Bangladesh: 16th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition 2025 National Rounds — Call for Registration

… with the West and clandestinely obtained nuclear weapons in 1978. It did so on the basis that … Manustan possesses approximately 250 nuclear warheads. For its part, Setistan sided …

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Prosecutor v Smith - IHL Moot Problem National Rounds 2025 - cover photo

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