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Armed groups, hospital managers and ambulance drivers can protect health care in many ways

… Care: Operational Practices and Relevant International Humanitarian Law concerning Armed Groups focuses on them as …

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Increasing Respect for International Humanitarian Law in Non-International Armed Conflicts

… prevalent type of armed conflict today is non-international in nature. It involves … provide States and armed groups, as well as humanitarian and other actors working with … with suggestions for ways in which the law could be better implemented. The …

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Teaching, Debating, Researching International Humanitarian Law, Action and Policy in Universities

… foster respect for and implementation of international humanitarian law? How can they promote and enhance neutral, …

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Constraints on the Waging of War: An Introduction to International Humanitarian Law

… the development of the principal rules of international humanitarian law from their origins to the present day. It …

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Rules of International Humanitarian Law and Other Rules Relating to the Conduct of Hostilities

… the conduct of hostilities. This body of law is of particular importance in alleviating …

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How Does Law Protect in War? Cases, Documents and Teaching Materials on Contemporary Practice in International Humanitarian Law (volumes I, II and III)

… and comprehensive selection of documents on international humanitarian law (IHL) available. This publication in 3 …

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The Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949

… on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law applicable in Armed Conflicts (Geneva, …

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Women Facing War

… they employ. A thorough analysis of international humanitarian law, and to a lesser extent human rights and …

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Women and War

… by conflict and the actions taken by the International Committee of the Red Cross … It also promotes those rules of international humanitarian law which provide specific protection for …

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Ethical decisions - good but not always easy to make

… treat first, a civilian or a combatant? Under international humanitarian law all wounded people shall be considered to …

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