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

… and recommendations, be submitted to the 32nd International Conference.3 It also … the search for possible solutions to the challenges of improving compliance with IHL … would prove difficult in light of the contemporary challenges and nature of armed …

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Ninth Senior Workshop on International Rules Governing Military Operations (SWIRMO).

… armed conflicts, of the legal and practical challenges we encounter, and of the common … humanitarian law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts . A new edition … in the coming weeks, on the occasion of the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross …

Statement

The applicability of IHL to terrorism and counterterrorism

… " International humanitarian law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts ", document prepared by the ICRC for the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross …

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Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Preparatory Discussion, April 2014

… the search for possible solutions to the challenges of improving compliance with IHL … armed conflicts. Given that the majority of contemporary armed conflicts are … be submitted, for appropriate action, to the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross …

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Recent developments of the interplay between IHL and IHRL

… and IHRL, and the issues related to it, in contemporary armed conflicts; list the challenges linked to the application of IHRL … 4 on Health Care in Danger adopted at the 32nd International Conference in 2015 and on …

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Generating respect for the law: The need for persistence and imagination

… 603-619. 9. Marco Sassòli and Yvette Issar, ‘Challenges to International Humanitarian Law’, … and integration of IHL. During the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross … ideas and stimulate reflections and debate on contemporary IHL issues60. Two of its …

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Sri Lanka: Our principles in action

… for delegates who participate to look at contemporary issues in relation to IHL. At … of the evolving nature of conflict and the challenges this poses to applying and … Joanna Atkinson/ICRC Paving the way for the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross …

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Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, 2014

… through the adoption and ratification of key international legal instruments, including in … complexity of humanitarian needs generated by contemporary conflicts requires a holistic … on this in greater detail next year at the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross …

Statement

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

… of the initiative, to raise awareness of the challenges of IHL compliance, and to provide … Party concerned; the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial … of options for meeting these needs at the 32nd International Conference, which will take …

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International Humanitarian Law Bibliography

… The ICRC International Humanitarian Law Bibliography … XV. Contemporary challenges … reports, records and minutes of Diplomatic Conferences where the main IHL treaties were … : an Achilles' heel ? : reflections on the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross …

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