Armed groups, hospital managers and ambulance drivers can protect health care in many ways
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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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Women Facing War
… they employ. A thorough analysis of international humanitarian law, and to a lesser extent human rights and …
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 …
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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