People on War 2016
… in conflict-affected countries believe the Geneva Conventions prevent wars from getting worse. … conflict-affected countries still believe the Geneva Conventions prevent wars from getting …
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How does IHL protect refugees and internally displaced persons?
… by IHL, special protection under the Fourth Geneva Convention and Additional Protocol I. For instance, Article 44 of the Fourth Geneva Convention specifies that Detaining …
International Humanitarian Law is key to upholding multilateralism and addressing global challenges
… can have a long lasting impact. The Geneva Conventions will celebrate their 70th … and committed themselves to - under the Geneva Conventions and other components of …
The weapons issue: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 1996
… Chemical Weapons Convention, strengthens the Geneva Protocol of 1925 which banned the use … of anti-personnel landmines, ICRC, Geneva, 1996. 2. Editor's note: Towards a …
“Lest the ghosts of Guernica keep haunting us…”
… It was the year 1937 – a time when the Geneva Conventions still did not protect civilians … claimed more than 50 million lives, that the Geneva Conventions first extended their …
Implementing IHL in West Africa: Redux
… 3. New penal code takes violations of the Geneva Conventions into account5. Niger Côte d’Ivoire … 2. Domestication of the Criminal Procedure Geneva Conventions Code to integrate a and …
New Report - Domestic Normative Frameworks for the Protection of Health Care
… of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 F +41 … human rights law GC I, II, III and IV – Geneva Convention I, II, III and IV of 1949 AP … I and II of 1977 Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 AP III – Protocol III …
Command responsibility and failure to act – Factsheet
… FAILING TO ACT The system established in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 for repressing grave … prevent or punish the criminal conduct. The Geneva Conventions of 1949 The Geneva …
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 …
Chemical and biological weapons
… articles What does the law say? Treaty law Geneva Protocol, 1925 Biological Weapons … Convention, 1993 Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions, 1977 – Article 36 Customary law …
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