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Launch of the Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention

… offered the Commentaries' perspective on key humanitarian issues while showing their … Cycle on "Generating Respect for the Law" , which aims at reasserting the … Lehto, Ambassador, Senior Expert on Public International Law, Finland Geoffrey Corn, …

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EVENT: Contemporary Armed Conflicts: Realities and How IHL Addresses them

… of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, international humanitarian law (IHL) faces mounting challenges, despite …

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Contemporary Armed Conflicts: Realities and How IHL Addresses them

IHL and Persons with Disabilities

International humanitarian law (IHL) is a set of rules that, in times of … appropriate assistance. In addition to IHL, international human rights law (IHRL) – …

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Malaysia: Generating respect for IHL through policy engagement

… a seminar on "Generating Respect for International Humanitarian Law in Today's World" with the Institute of …

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Gender and IHL

… account of these differences when applying international human law will result in better protection for all. … this in mind, practitioners of international humanitarian law seeking to understand and …

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A woman evacuated from the war zone awaits her husband's arrival in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.

Cyberspace is not a legal vacuum, including during armed conflict

… ICRC statement on International Law in the inter-sessional meeting of the OEWG … rules and principles of international humanitarian law (IHL) . Cyberspace is not a …

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Ethiopia: Respecting and protecting health care during a conflict

… ICRC, together with Addis Ababa University International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Clinic, conducted a half-day seminar …

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Malicious use of cyber technology can cause suffering during armed conflicts

… I address this Council today because the International Committee of the Red Cross … there is no question that international humanitarian law applies to, and therefore restricts, cyber …

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Israel And the Occupied Territories: May 2023 Armed Hostilities Facts & Figures

… prevented Gaza's residents from accessing humanitarian services and limited supplies for … through this report.  Dialogue on Respect for International Humanitarian Law Engaged the parties to the armed conflict …

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Malaysia: Discussing COVID-19 response in maritime security workshop

… was organized, with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross … awareness on the appropriate steps to address humanitarian concerns while protecting state … for Military & International Humanitarian Law (COMIHL), with the support of the ICRC. …

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