Indonesia and Timor-Leste: Facts and figures, 2015
… in an "expert consultation" workshop in Geneva. • Two Indonesian officials and one … place at the National IHL Commission on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their translation into …
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Terrorism, counter-terrorism and international humanitarian law
… in particular common Articles 2 and 3 of the Geneva Conventions. In other words, in situations of …
Introduction of the Humanity in War Exhibition in China
… of the Red Cross (ICRC) was founded in Geneva, Switzerland after the conflict at … them. That was in 1859. In 1864 the First Geneva Convention was signed by twelve … situations. It has been co-produced by Geneva's Art and History Museums, the Caen …
The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction: ICRC statement to United Nations, 2016
… breaches" regime, as outlined in the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and further developed in … is currently updating its commentaries on the Geneva Conventions and their Additional …
Status of additional protocols relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2016
… Status of the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the … of Protocols I and II additional to the four Geneva Conventions. Their adoption in 1977 was …
The rule of law at the national and international levels: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2016
… that High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 have the primary … and Red Crescent, held in December 2015 in Geneva, served as an important platform for …
The ICRC’s global engagement with the Judicial Sector on international humanitarian law
… supports the efforts of States Party to the Geneva Conventions to respect and ensure respect for …
Speech by ICRC president addressing attacks on health-care personnel, facilities and vehicles
… care, which amount to a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions, are penalized as such in domestic …
Q&A: sexual violence in armed conflict
… are prohibited under treaty law (the Fourth Geneva convention, as well as Additional … together the States Parties to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the components of the …
Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions: Speech by ICRC Vice-President
… to the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Geneva, Switzerland. As you know, the …
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