IRRC No. 860

Name, rank, date of birth, serial number and the right to remain silent

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Name, rank, date of birth, serial number and the right to remain silent author: Robin Geiss

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Challenges in applying human rights law to armed conflict author: Noam Lubell

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Council of Delegates of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Seoul, 16-18 November 2005 author:

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