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The Geneva Conventions 150 years later … still relevant?

… as the humanitarian consequences of certain weapons. For example, on the impact of drone … The humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons, the call for nuclear disarmament and the relevance of these …

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Autonomous weapon systems technical, military, legal and humanitarian aspects

… ‘autonomous weapon systems’ were defined as weapons that can independently select and … on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, the International Court of … I. 105 ICJ, Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, Advisory Opinion, ICJ Reports …

Report

Regional delegation in India: Lest we forget!

… 2014 ƒƒ The humanitarian consequences of nuclear, radioactive, biological and chemical weapons Submissions deadline: 1 January 2015 …

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ICRC presents record budget for 2015 to meet vastly expanding needs

… Arms Trade Treaty, 2 April 2013 Biological Weapons Convention Convention on the … of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction, 10 April … in implementing activities. radiological and nuclear (CBRN) weapons or agents The ICRC …

News release

Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Preparatory discussion, 1-2 December 2014

… on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively … place thus far on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons. The ICRC and the … Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons (Oslo, 4-5 March 2013),47 and …

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Nuclear weapons: Create conditions to make nuclear disarmament possible

… on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons, Vienna, Austria There has been a fundamental change in the debate about nuclear weapons. After decades of focusing on …

Statement

What is the difference between IHL and human rights law?

… on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, the International Court of Justice …

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Nuclear weapons: Ending a threat to humanity

… The 70th anniversary of the first use of nuclear weapons is the moment to signal that the era of nuclear weapons is coming to an end and that …

Statement

Wars without limits are wars without end.

… non-state actors, the availability of small weapons, the fragility and fragmentation of … bombs and cluster munition to chemical and nuclear weapons. A global social contract can … bombs and cluster munition to chemical and nuclear weapons. A global social contract can …

Statement

Mexico: Challenges to international humanitarian law and humanitarian action

… mandate to work on the humanitarian impact of weapons, always following the rule that all … or massively regulate the trade of small weapons through the Arms Trade Treaty. We are … electricity networks, dams, and chemical or nuclear plants are technically possible. Such …

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