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ICRC exhibition brings reality of war to Australian cities

… the effects last for decades. This year, the International Committee of the Red Cross … collected from battlefields, historical and contemporary audiovisual materials from the … a cascade of other humanitarian and social challenges that are felt along their journey …

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2015 Advanced Seminar in International Humanitarian Law for University Lecturers

… by the ICRC and the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human … , aimed to help lecturers teach and research contemporary IHL issues more effectively. It … photo gallery   Seminar topics: Contemporary challenges to IHL and teaching methodologies …

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Annual review 2021: ICRC regional delegation for the gulf cooperation council countries

… debates on key humanitarian issues, including International Humanitarian Law. In 2021, the … the Middle East’s most pressing security challenges. The conference took place in … IISS Manama Dialogue. IHL Symposium in Doha “Contemporary Dilemmas in International

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The International Committee of the Red Cross as guardian of international humanitarian law

… The ICRC acts as the guardian of international humanitarian law, a complex role … of this role and examines its scope in the contemporary context.   INTRODUCTION   The … meetings and at the Diplomatic Review Conference. Two major issues required …

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Autonomous weapon systems under international humanitarian law

… ICRC, International Humanitarian Law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts. 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross …

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China: Hong Kong moot brings Asian perspective into International Humanitarian Law

… The 17th Red Cross International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot for … 5. From a global perspective, what are the challenges for promoting IHL in the world? One … groups, for the military for instance. But in contemporary armed conflicts, we see that …

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Implementing international humanitarian law: 2020/2021 report

… 2020-2021 REPORT IMPLEMENTING INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW PARTICIPATION … by this report presented undeniably complex challenges around the world. The Americas … organized the event Inaugural Lesson 2021: Contemporary Challenges for International

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The interplay between international humanitarian law and international human rights law in situations of armed conflict

… 26-12-2007 Article, International Law Forum, University of … 133 But see the discussion in Noam Lubell, Challenges in Applying Human Rights Law to … of Force: A Role for Human Rights Norms in Contemporary Armed Conflict, 98 AM. J. INT’L L. …

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International humanitarian law and cyber operations during armed conflicts

… presents its views on cyber operations and international humanitarian law (IHL). The use … international-conference/31-int-conference-ihl-challenges-report-11‬‬‫‪5-1-2-en.pdf‬؛ القانون … • Cyber operations have become a reality in contemporary armed conflict. The International

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Discussion on Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law, Geneva, 8-9 April 2013

… system are thus the identification of challenges and the evaluation of developments … Party concerned; the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial … IHL compliance mechanisms be submitted to the 32nd International Conference in 2015. The …

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International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

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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.