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Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Second Meeting of States on Strengthening Compliance with IHL, June 2013

Second Meeting of States on Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) June 17/18, 2013 Geneva Background Document May 2013 Contents 1. Introduction …

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Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Preparatory discussion, December 2013

Preparatory Discussion in view of the Third Meeting of States on Strengthening Compliance with IHL of mid-2014 Reporting and Thematic Discussions on IHL and Overview of a Meeting of States December …

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Detention in non-international armed conflict: Consultations with government experts, 2012-2013

In 2012-2013, the ICRC held four regional consultations with government experts from across Africa, Europe, the Americas, the Caribbean, the Asia Pacific and Middle East. In total, the consultations …

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Detention in non-international armed conflict – First thematic consultation of government experts, January 2014.

The meeting covered conditions of detention and protection for especially vulnerable groups of detainees. This first in-depth meeting examined relevant protections drawn from a variety of …

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Colombia: Humanitarian situation and ICRC activities

  Colombia annual report  , activities 2013 and outlook 2014 (PDF) The hope of being able to turn the page and leave behind a conflict spanning five decades contrasted with the reality facing the …

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Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Preparatory Discussion, April 2014

Preparatory Discussion in view of the Third Meeting of States on Strengthening Compliance with IHL of mid-2014 Fact-finding and Meeting of States 3 and 4 April 2014 BACKGROUND DOCUMENT GENEVA, MARCH …

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Role of domestic jurisdictions in the implementation of IHL - law and practice

Since the establishment of ad hoc international criminal tribunals and the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, European – in particular South Eastern European (SEE) – …

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Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Third Meeting of States, 30 June & 1 July 2014

Establishing a dedicated IHL compliance system , Opening speech, ICRC President, Peter Maurer Third Meeting of States on Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) 30 June and …

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Sustainable development at the ICRC, annual report 2013

This report, which covers the year of 2013, provides an update on the implementation of the Framework for Sustainable Development at the ICRC. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT THE ICRC ANNUAL REPORT 2013 …

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The use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas and the prohibition of indiscriminate attacks

37th round table on current issues of international humanitarian law: Conduct of hostilities: the Practice, the Law and the Future,  Sanremo, 4 - 6 September 2014.  Article by Laurent Gisel, legal …

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