A global contract of humanity
… good contained in the universally ratified Geneva Conventions and in the UN Charter – a …
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National implementation of IHL: Ratification kits
… , model declaration of acceptance 4 - Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 , model instruments …
The applicability of IHL to terrorism and counterterrorism
… Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (Geneva, Switzerland, 8-10 December 2015) … in domestic legislation and international conventions dealing with terrorism – these two … in IAC but not in NIAC. Under the Third Geneva Convention, nationality is irrelevant …
National implementation of IHL: Model laws,Guiding principles and Practical advice
… Red Cross, Red Crescent and Red Crystal 5 - Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols Model Law - Geneva Conventions (Consolidation) Act , …
Report: Urban services during protracted armed conflict
… International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva. Cover photo: Palestinian children look … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T + 41 22 734 60 01 F + 41 … using the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions in conformity with international …
Afghanistan: ICRC welcomes greater efforts to respect international humanitarian law
… 07-10-2015 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of … set up under an Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions, but which has yet to be used. "We …
World Mental Health Day: Helping those who help others
… Crescent can work with States party to the Geneva Conventions to deal with these challenges. …
ICRC detention work: Why, where, who?
… In an international armed conflict, the 1949 Geneva Conventions give the ICRC the right to visit … of war and civilians protected by the Fourth Geneva Convention. The Conventions also …
The rule of law at the national and international levels: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2015
… for IHL in all circumstances. That the Geneva Conventions of 1949 are the most widely … conflict - a mandate conferred upon us by the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols …
The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2015
… "grave breaches" regime laid down in the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … violations of Article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and of Additional …
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