Fourth Special Session of the Conference of the States Parties to Review the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Convention
… urges the four States yet to join – Egypt, Israel, the Democratic People's Republic of …
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The Principle of Proportionality under IHL – Launch of the ICRC International Expert Meeting Report
… event in Geneva, the ICRC's Delegation in Israel and the Occupied Territories, together … Human Rights, will host an event in Tel Aviv, Israel. Helen Durham Moderator Director of …
The road to reunion: For these families this is all they have
… to cross. Palestinians need permits to enter Israel. On busy days, when hundreds of people … Synenko Relatives of Palestinians detained in Israel wait at a checkpoint to cross. CC … two back to back buses, one Palestinian, one Israeli, hours of waiting at the checkpoint, a …
Book launch: Humanitarian Action and Ethics
… Jacques de Maio Speaker Head of Delegation in Israel and the Occupied Territories, ICRC …
West Bank: Israel must abide by International Humanitarian Law
… the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply concerned by Israel's decision to demolish private houses … As the occupying power in the West Bank, Israel is bound by international humanitarian …
International expert meeting report: The principle of proportionality
… Bombing Campaign in the FRY”), para. 48. 7 Israel, Rules of Warfare on the Battlefield, … A Response to Schmitt and Merriam on Israel’s Targeting Practices”, Just Security, … and J.J. Merriam, “The Tyranny of Context: Israeli Targeting Practices in Legal …
Creating and Teaching an IHL Course
… Criminal and Humanitarian Law Clinic in Israel, based at the Radzyner Law School, … intervention in the armed conflict between Israel and Palestine at the Hebrew University … relations. She has been a member of the Israeli Bar Association since 2006. Marco …
International Day of the Disappeared: the ICRC calls for respect of the International Humanitarian Law
… Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Israel and the Occupied Territories highlights … conflict in Gaza, families of the missing Israelis and Palestinians continue to live the … 52 6019150 Or visit our website; www.icrc.org/israel-occupied-territories …
Evaluation of diversity, inclusion and AAP in ICRC operations
… 4 Ukraine Greece Paris Georgia Lebanon Niger Israel & OT Guatemala Honduras Colombia Chad …
Counterterrorism, IHL and Humanitarian Action
… coordinator in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Israel/Palestinian occupied territory. Prior …
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