Legal protection of children in armed conflict
Factsheet on the legal protection of children in armed conflict. In particular, the following questions/topics are addressed: general protection; special protection; participation in hostilities; …
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1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 – Ratification kit
ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ____________________________________ 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 - Ratification kit - SPECIMEN RATIFICATION / …
Statute of the International Criminal Court – ratification kit
ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ____________________________________ Statute of the International Criminal Court - Ratification kit - Model of an instrument of ratification …
Statute of the International Criminal Court – Article 8
Text of Article 8 of the Statute of the International Criminal Court. ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ____________________________________ Statute of the International Criminal …
1954 Convention for the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict and its protocols – Ratification kit
ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ____________________________________ 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its Protocols …
The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission – Model declaration of acceptance
ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ____________________________________ The International Humanitarian Fact-finding Commission Model declaration of acceptance International …
Model of legislation to implement the 1997 Convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines - Model law
Document suggesting model legislative provisions to be used by common law States as guidance in the drafting of legislation relating with the 1997 Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention. ADVISORY SERVICE …
Cairo Declaration on the protection of cultural property
The Cairo Declaration on the Protection of Cultural Property was adopted by consensus at a regional conference convened from 14 to 16 February 2004 in order to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1954 …
Israel/Occupied and Autonomous Palestinian Territories: West Bank Barrier causes serious humanitarian and legal problems
18-02-2004 Geneva (ICRC) - The ICRC is increasingly concerned about the humanitarian impact of the West Bank Barrier on many Palestinians living in occupied territory. Where it deviates from the …
General and specific protection of women under international humanitarian law
This document includes both the general and specific protection afforded to women under international humanitarian law, meaning that some of the legal provisions apply equally to men and women …
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