ICRC’s year in pictures, 2021: War expands, athletes shine and families reunite
… in Gaza, and rockets reaching big cities in Israel . Landmines and unexploded bombs and …
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Millennials think World War Three is likely in their lifetime
… 16 countries: Afghanistan, Colombia, Israel, Palestine, Nigeria, Syria, Ukraine, …
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 …
ICRC alarmed over unacceptable use of explosive weapons in urban areas
… "Ultimately, civilians in Syria, Gaza, Israel, Afghanistan, Libya, eastern Ukraine …
Changing the narrative on IHL
… from Italy, the Netherlands, the US and Israel. During the research project, the …
The use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas and the prohibition of indiscriminate attacks
… attacks by Iraq against Saudi Arabia and Israel during the Persian Gulf War.29 Various … 29 See practice of Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, Israel, United Kingdom and United States … Miloon Kothari, Mission to Lebanon and Israel (7-14 September 2006), A/HRC/2/7, «In …
ICRC’s Year in Pictures 2023: Delivering hope in an increasingly polarized world
… devastated by the fighting. Abed Zagout/ICRC Israel and Gaza: An unbearable tragedy … unfolding From the impact of the attacks in Israel on the 7 October 2023, to the … Read more. Hostages Square, Tel Aviv - Israelis lighting candles for the hostages and …
How does law protect in war?
… of Law, “The Morality and Law of War”, in Israel Law Review, vol. 40, No. 3, 2007, pp. … unofficial translation] B Case No. 131, Israel, Cheikh Obeid et al. v. Ministry of … of the Geneva Conventions B Case No. 150, Israel, Report of the Winograd Commission …
Community of Action: Sharing good practices in safeguarding medical vehicles
… Kenya Red Cross Society, Magen David Adom in Israel, Mexican Red Cross, Norwegian Red …
Israeli and Palestinian millennials are ‘most pessimistic’ on prospects for peace
… 16-01-2020 Jerusalem – Most Israeli and Palestinian millennials think the Israeli-Palestinian conflict “will never end”. … Many of the answers given by Palestinian and Israeli millennials were particularly …
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