Means of personal identification
… combatants and protected persons. The 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I of 1977 … the protection that is their due. The 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I …
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Bringing IHL Home: Guidelines on the National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law
… Advisory Service at the ICRC headquarters in Geneva: Advisory Service on IHL, International … of the Red Cross, 19 avenue de la Paix, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Tel.: +41 22 734 6001 … are not yet party”. (OP4) The four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and their …
Russia-Ukraine: ICRC ready to visit all prisoners of war but access must be granted
… 16-10-2022 Geneva (ICRC) - A team of 11 staff of the … to treat them humanely in line with the Geneva Conventions and to give the ICRC access to all …
Poland: Essay competition on potential impact of disinformation and hate speech in armed conflict is launched
… designed to mark the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, graduate students in Poland are … The prize for the top winner is a trip to Geneva, Switzerland and the International Red …
The Protection of the Red Cross, Red Crescent and Red Crystal Emblems
… the protection of the emblems under the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocols; … The use of the emblems is governed by the Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional …
Direct participation in hostilities
… part in hostilities. However, neither the Geneva Conventions nor their Additional Protocols … expert meetings were held in The Hague and Geneva between 2003 and 2008, bringing …
ICRC position on the use of toxic chemicals as weapons for law enforcement
… of toxic chemicals as weapons under the 1925 Geneva Protocol, the Chemical Weapons … as weapons is absolutely prohibited by the Geneva Protocol, the 1972 Biological Weapons …
Strengthening compliance with IHL: Meeting with a group of States, April 2013
… features 8–9 April 2013 Background document Geneva, March 2013 THE PURPOSE OF THIS … which will take place on 17/18 June 2013 in Geneva. The 8/9 April 2013 discussions will … Periodic Review (UPR); UN Human Rights Conventions2; Monitoring and Reporting …
Protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict - Model law
… domestic law. Some of the provisions of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … under the implementing legislation for the Geneva Conventions and/or the Rome Statute. In …
2013 Arms Trade Treaty - Factsheet
… against humanity, grave breaches of the four Geneva Conventions, attacks directed against civilian … Protocol I of 8 June 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions, would be required to take …
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