ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric: The world must recommit to the framework for armed conflict that follows the premise of protecting life
… briefing on the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions The Geneva Conventions are the foundational …
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War and international humanitarian law
… armed conflict for humanitarian reasons. The Geneva Conventions and the Hague Conventions are the … a blind eye. The cornerstone of IHL is the Geneva Conventions. The first was signed by 16 …
China: Forty years anniversary of Additional Protocols – a grand gathering of IHL experts
… Pejic, senior legal adviser of the ICRC in Geneva, gives her presentation on generating … makes his presentation on the impact of the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols on …
Protected persons: Prisoners of war and detainees
… The Third Geneva Convention protects prisoners of war. It … Prisoners of war and detainees The Third Geneva Convention provides a wide range of … Article 3 common to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol II provide …
Detention
… The Third Geneva Convention protects prisoners of war. It … conflict. Detention and the law The Third Geneva Convention provides a wide range of … conflicts, Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions, together with Additional Protocol …
Joint statement by the Republic of South Africa and the ICRC on International Humanitarian Law
… year 2019, marks the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions – the central instrument of … The seminar was held on the theme of the Geneva Conventions joining the international …
What treaties make up IHL? What is customary IHL?
… IHL came into being with the original Geneva Convention of 1864. It has evolved in … in chronological order of adoption: 1864 Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the … projectiles in wartime) 1899 The Hague Conventions respecting the Laws and Customs of …
Treaties and customary law
… large number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … unwritten customs. In that year the First Geneva Convention was adopted. It proved to be …
Launch of IHL Handbook for Malaysian Parliamentarians
… Affairs and Parliament of Malaysia The Geneva Conventions of 1949 are at the core of … and by regulating weapons and their use. The Geneva Conventions provide specific rules for …
World Peace Forum: ICRC calls for multilateral cooperation and new approaches to conflict prevention and resolution
… work is found in the universally ratified Geneva Conventions. Adopted in 1949, the Conventions … Law is crucial in times of conflict. The Geneva Conventions also gave a clear mandate to …
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.