Enhancing protection in armed conflict through domestic law and policy
… committees and similar bodies on IHL (NCIHL) International humanitarian law (IHL) affords protection to people and …
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Protected persons: Internally displaced persons
… and policies Internally Displaced Persons and International Humanitarian Law Movement Policy on Internal Displacement …
World Humanitarian Day: Climate change, conflict and a changing humanitarian response
… northern Mali, an area facing a devastating humanitarian crisis compounded by climate … that humanitarian organisations like the International Committee of the Red Cros s … the lens of international humanitarian law", as my colleague Catherine Lune-Grayson …
Integrating “Islamic Law & IHL” into Alkhairaat University’s Curriculum
… Alkhairaat, in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu, is arguably one of the … Law" into their respective curriculums, the International Committee of the Red Cross … conflict, its convergence with International Humanitarian Law (IHL), and integrating the …
Chad: Law passed to protect red cross emblem
… red crescent emblems in the country. The new law regulates the use of the emblems both as … shall be used to identify components of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … red cross emblem is a symbol of impartial humanitarian aid," said Bongor Zam Barminas, …
How Does Law Protect in War? Online platform
… Materials on Contemporary Practice in International Humanitarian Law, by Marco Sassòli, Antoine A. Bouvier and …
Toxic chemicals as weapons for law enforcement
… is urging that the use of toxic chemicals for law enforcement be limited to riot control … World War that finally prompted concerted international action to prohibit chemical … Convention , and customary international humanitarian law. This includes a prohibition …
2008 Convention on cluster munitions - Model law
… Legislation for Common Law States on the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW … on the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions International Committee of the Red Cross 19 …
How does law protect in war? (Serbo-Croatian)
… materials on contemporary practice in international humanitarian law. A selection of nearly three hundred case …
Management of the dead under Islamic Law
… violence and natural disasters under Islamic law. Among the issues and challenges faced by … and other medical emergencies. 4 MISSION The International Committee of the Red Cross … independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives …
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