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How does law protect in war? (Serbo-Croatian)

… of the 1977 Geneva Protocols and the 1981 Weapons Convention, London, British Institute … McKORMACK, T.I.H., “A Non-liquet on Nuclear Weapons – The ICJ Avoids the … Applicability of Military Necessity in the Nuclear Age“ u New York University Journal of …

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Catalogue of publications and films in Arabic

… The Missing 131 ‫ مطبوعات‬- ‫األسلحة‬ Weapons - Publications 145 ‫ أفالم‬- ‫األسلحة‬ … الحكومات بنودها‬ Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is the first globally …

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Joining forces to secure water and sanitation in protracted crises: a new report

… or operations involving the use of explosive weapons. This is powerfully captured in the … Economic Co-operation and Development) NEA (Nuclear Energy Agency). 2018. Towards an … and Response: Lessons Learnt from Non-nuclear Events. NEA No. 7308. …

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International humanitarian law and cyber operations during armed conflicts

… Guide to the Legal Review of New ،‬‬ ‫‪2006 ،Weapons, Means and Methods of Warfare: … on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons: the Court recalled that the … Justice, Legality of the threat or the use of nuclear weapons, Advisory Opinion, 8 July …

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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 …

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Catalogue of publications and films in Arabic

… been a persistent problem for decades. These weapons have killed or injured tens of … �إلى حظر و�إزالة جميع الأ�سلحة النووية‬ Nuclear Weapons 4067/004 The existence of nuclear weapons raises profound questions …

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Reducing Suffering During Armed Conflict: The Interface Between Buddhism and IHL

… and restrictions on the use of certain weapons (such as biological and chemical … containing dangerous forces (such as nuclear power plants). IHL regulates the … containing dangerous forces (such as nuclear power plants). 3 IHL regulates the …

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Enhancing protection in armed conflict through domestic law and policy

… were developments in IHL treaties on weapons and related positions of the ICRC, and … regarding efforts to prohibit and eliminate nuclear weapons, in particular the UN General … on “a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total …

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Implementing IHL in West Africa: Redux

… and IDPs, sexual violence in armed conflict, weapons, and dissemination of IHL, among … of joint projects with small arms and light weapons committees (SALWC), who may benefit … 4. Signature / ratification of the Nuclear Weapons Treaty Mali Senegal 1. …

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