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32nd International Conference: Resolutions and reports

… The 32nd International Conference, held in Geneva … (32IC/15/10) Outline Report Commission B: Contemporary challenges in international humanitarian law …

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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

Strengthening international humanitarian law

… It is respect for the law that is lacking. Contemporary armed conflicts repeatedly … is one such area. To address some of these challenges, the ICRC is currently has … draft elements of two resolutions for the 32nd International Conference, for feedback by …

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International humanitarian law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts

32nd  International Conference of the Red … international humanitarian law (IHL) and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts prepared by the …

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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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Results of the historical symposium on the Fundamental Principles

… First World War to Second World War 3. New Challenges: Decolonisation and the Cold War 4. … of the Fundamental Principles and the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross … (Israel). She works in the field of contemporary political theory and studies the …

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Australia: 4th Commonwealth Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference on IHL

… Needs: A Commonwealth Perspective’ 8 The 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent: Challenges of Contemporary Armed Conflict 9 The Changing …

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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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Informal Meeting on Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law, Geneva, 13 July 2012

… the occurrence of a great number of contemporary humanitarian concerns could be … question of compliance with IHL as one of the challenges facing IHL. More recently, the … in order to identify and propose to the 32nd International Conference a range of …

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Meeting of States on strengthening compliance with international humanitarian law

… will be presented in a final report to the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross … on humanitarian access. The main problem in contemporary conflicts is not the lack of … discuss the application of IHL and current challenges to compliance with it. During the …

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ICRC library

Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

IHL treaties

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.

Customary IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.