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Constraints under International Law on Military Operations in Outer Space during Armed Conflicts

… Despite the long-term desire of the international community to explore and use … but are constrained by existing international law, notably the UN Charter, the Outer Space Treaty, international humanitarian law (IHL) and the law of …

Report

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Management of the Dead under Islamic Law - Article

… by God in the perfect shape. Forensic Science International: Reports 3 (2021) 100196 … (ICRC): Management of the dead under Islamic law ]] ]] ]]]]]] Ahmed Al-Dawoodya, Kristy A. … L E I N F O Keywords: Management of the dead Humanitarian forensic action Islamic law

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Norms for responsible State behavior on cyber operations should build on international law

… and telecommunications in the context of international security; Second substantive … linked to, and should build on, international law, which the UN General Assembly recognized … by existing rules of international humanitarian law (IHL). We would like to …

Statement

COVID-19 Crisis and International Cooperation – A humanitarian perspective

… 16. Thank you very much for inviting the International Committee of the Red Cross … As you know, we're a very old international humanitarian organization. We're working in … for respect for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) to stop attacks against health …

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The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission – Model declaration of acceptance

… ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ____________________________________ The International Humanitarian Fact-finding …

Legal factsheet

Hong Kong: Asia-Pacific regional Moot Court puts Humanitarian Law in action

… Beijing (ICRC) – Around 100 law students representing 24 teams from 21 … will participate in the annual Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Court competition in …

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Asia regional conference discusses ways to generate respect for humanitarian law

… Some 60 government officials and law experts, from 15 countries in the Asia … gathered in Singapore for the regional international humanitarian law (IHL) conference from 27 to …

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ICRC explainer: What does international law say about pardons for war crimes?

… is taking the opportunity to explain what the law says. Pardons: What are they? Pardons may … reputation and security if violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) are not dealt with – or …

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Urban warfare and new technologies: challenges to humanitarian law and action

… to discuss whether the existing norms of international humanitarian law (IHL) provide adequate protection for the …

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Crisis in Yemen: tipping point for international humanitarian action?

… Yemen conflict in recent weeks created a new humanitarian calamity of major proportions, the international humanitarian sector was … The rules of international humanitarian law – requiring military forces and armed …

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International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.