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… and, accordingly, cannot be targeted (Third Geneva Convention of 1949 (GC III), Art. … in hostilities (Article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 (GC I– IV); AP I, Art. …
… of the Updated Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention. The ICRC and the PLA have …
… of International Law and Policy in Geneva can provide guidance on implementing the … of International Law and Policy in Geneva are available for guidance on preparing …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… to prohibit their use since the Geneva Protocol on Asphyxiating or Poisonous …
… States as High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Convention first and foremost. In the …
… armed conflict, as articulated in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
… the ICRC convened a round-table meeting in Geneva from 28 to 29 August 2017 to explore the … 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 …
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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.
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.
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
