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Guiding Principles for the Domestic Implementation of a Comprehensive System of Protection for Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups

… forces or armed groups. ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW … in the fighting is a recurrent practice in contemporary armed conflict. The consequences … for victims of armed conflict. See Conference Report, International Law …

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Catalogue of publications and films in Arabic

… الدولي الإن�ساني ‪ -‬مطبوعات‬ ‫‪20‬‬ ‫‪International Humanitarian Law - … of the work we do at the ICRC and the‬‬ ‫‪contemporary challenges we face in pursuing our …

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Ethics and autonomous weapon systems: An ethical basis for human control?

… systems: An ethical basis for human control? International Committee of the Red Cross … or not clearly addressed by existing law, contemporary ethical concerns can go beyond … Nations, Recommendations to the 2016 Review Conference Submitted by the Chairperson of the …

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2019 forensics competition

… Management of the dead? You may ask... At the International Committee of the Red Cross … colleges Forensic network meetings and conferences Poster technical specifications: … WD, Connor M, Scott DD. The archaeology of contemporary mass graves. Historical …

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“Still? This is The Word That Hurts The Most”

… Biométrico de Pessoas Desaparecidas) ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross CPF … disappearances linked to violence and other contemporary circumstances. Round table … through a methodology that allows the challenges encountered by interviewees to be …

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Chair’s Summary Report of State Expert Meeting on IHL: Protecting the Natural Environment in Armed Conflict

… livelihoods. States met to discuss in 2023. International humanitarian law (IHL) contains … 120 countries to share national experiences, challenges and good practices related to the … effective and efficient, education should be “contemporary”, “tailor-made”, and engaging; …

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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

IHL treaties

International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

Customary IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.