Nuclear weapons: An appeal for humanity
… Appeal on nuclear weapons delivered at the Council of Delegates … of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nearly 14,000 nuclear weapons are still in existence, many …
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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 …
Eighth periodic report on the implementation of international humanitarian law at the level of Arab States 2015 - 2018
… Production and Stockpiling of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, 1993. 17/22 … 2006. - T reaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, 2017. (Pending entry into … 2013. - T reaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, 2017. (Pending entry into …
ICRC report on IHL and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts
… effects of hostilities; the use of explosive weapons in populated areas , and the … overall military strategy – even on use of nuclear weapons ‑ as well as specific … in orbit around the earth of objects carrying nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass …
Success of nuclear explosion video shows people care about potential of massive destruction
… 22-10-2019 Geneva (ICRC) – A nuclear bomb hasn’t been detonated in war in … and people should care about the menace nuclear weapons pose,” said Enrique Mestre, lead for …
Military needs can never justify using inhumane or indiscriminate weapons
… means and methods of warfare and of weapons of a nature to cause unnecessary … a more somber anniversary: 75 years since nuclear weapons were first used, in Hiroshima … humanitarian assistance to the victims of a nuclear attack, and the general …
Southern Africa: States commit to a global nuclear ban
… commitment to contribute to a global ban on nuclear weapons by signing and fully ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on the sidelines of the United …
Nuclear weapons: Global support for treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons is growing
… Ceremony of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the 74th Session of the United … ago, of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, marked the beginning of the …
Nuclear weapons: Global support for treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons growing
… momentum in support of a world free of nuclear weapons is a hopeful sign for the future of … the most dangerous weapons on Earth. Nuclear weapons, which unleash catastrophic …
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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