The Red Cross Wound Classification
The Red Cross wound classification system describes and lists various features of wounds, giving a numerical value to each feature, to help civilian surgeons prepare for war surgery. Note: the …
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Restoring Links between Dispersed Family Members
This leaflet provides a concise summary of the problem of families split up by war or disasters and a description of the methods used by the Movement to restore family links, reunite separated …
Essentials of the Law of War
An offprint from the \"Handbook on the Law of War for Armed Forces\", this brochure intended for officers contains a summary of the rules of conduct in action and a programme for military …
Handbook on International Rules Governing Military Operations
Modern military operations include combat in armed conflict, law enforcement activities, and peace support operations. In this increasingly complex environment, it is imperative that armed forces …
Sudan: Humanitarian aid flight brings medical and support staff to Khartoum
09-06-2020 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)'s first joint humanitarian aid flight landed in Khartoum on 9 June 2020 at …
Dictionary of the International Law of Armed Conflict
This dictionary presents the most important terms and concepts from two branches of international law: jus ad bellum and jus in bello. From "action, defensive" to "zone, territorial", over 450 …
The Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
This booklet uses personal stories and case studies to explain what the Fundamental Principles are and how they apply in today’s world. Imagine you’re a volunteer driving an ambulance in a country …
Commentary on the Additional Protocols of 8 June 1977 to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949
A number of legal experts took part in this collective work, written with the collaboration of Jean Pictet. For the section on Protocol I relative to international armed conflicts: Claude Pilloud, …
The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Protection of War Victims
How the ICRC is constituted, what tasks are assigned to it and what principles guide its work – these are some of the questions which the author, François Bugnion, seeks to answer, examining the …
Commentary on the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, Volume II
The four volumes of the Commentary were published between 1952 and 1959. This imposing work is intended for specialists and specialized institutions. It will be of service to legal scholars and to …
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