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Fifty years of occupation: Where do we go from here?

… foremost the Hague Regulations and the Fourth Geneva Convention, which provides a critical …

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International Conference on Islam and IHL - Statement by the ICRC

… humanitarian law is represented by the Geneva Conventions: four universally ratified … Our delegates learned to see the rules of the Geneva Conventions with different eyes – …

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Autonomous weapons: Decisions to kill and destroy are a human responsibility

… on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, held in Geneva from 11-16 April. The International …

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Everyone wounded or sick during armed conflict has the right to health care

… we call for action by the States party to the Geneva Conventions, whose rules seek to limit the way … One year ago today those States gathered in Geneva for the 32nd International Conference …

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View of the ICRC on interpretation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

… and Operations of the Convention: Article 1,” Geneva, 31 May 2002. 16 APMBC, preambular … in particular, Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions, Article 10, prescribing the …

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Are we doing enough to safeguard health-care services?

… In December 2015, the States party to the Geneva Conventions gathered in Geneva for the 32nd International Conference …

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Australia: 4th Commonwealth Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference on IHL

… to respect and ensure respect for the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. … of the Red Cross Red Crescent to be held in Geneva, Switzerland from 8 to 10 December …

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Creating and Teaching an IHL Course

… of International and Development Studies, Geneva Andrew Clapham is a professor of … and served as the first director of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … 2014. In 2015 he co-edited The 1949 Geneva Conventions: A Commentary with Paola Gaeta and …

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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 …

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COP28 - The ICRC's call to strengthen climate action in conflict settings

… Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report, IPCC, Geneva, 2023. ICRC, ICVA, MercyCorps, ODI, … Environment Crisis on People’s Lives, ICRC, Geneva, 2020. Notre Dame Global Adaptation … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 …

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