International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
… the Conference, states, as parties to the Geneva Conventions and partners in humanitarian … members include all states party to the Geneva Conventions and all Movement components …
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Protected persons: Missing persons
… says Treaty law Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions, 1977 – Art. 32–34 Fourth Geneva Convention, 1949 – Art. 26 …
Status of additional protocols relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014
… Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the … in nature, as most are unwilling to amend the Geneva Conventions or to adopt a new treaty. …
IHL App 2.0: International humanitarian law and more in your pocket
… humanitarian law (IHL) – most notably, the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols , … original and updated Commentaries on the Conventions and Additional Protocols , and the …
Report of Meeting of Representatives of National Committees on International Humanitarian Law
… Committees on International Humanitarian Law (Geneva, 25–27 March 2002) Prepared by Isabelle … Humanitarian Law 19 Avenue de la Paix, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 F +41 … . . . 235 6 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 1949 Geneva Conventions Convention (I) for the …
Professor (Dr.) Muhammad Munir on IHL
… Pakistan (GoP) has not yet incorporated the Geneva Conventions and its Protocols into its … in its commitment to talking about IHL? The Geneva Conventions and its Protocols should be …
First to be Forgotten - Persons with Disability and Armed Conflict
… Following a three-year research project, the Geneva Academy is releasing a report focused … perspective. On 9 May the ICRC and the Geneva Academy launched the research report at … Disabilities is one of the few human rights conventions explicitly stating that it applies …
ICRC writing competition III
… academic platform for legal debates Theme The Geneva Conventions turn 70 The year 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions (GCs) of 1949. Today, the …
The rule of law at the national and international levels: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2016
… that High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 have the primary … and Red Crescent, held in December 2015 in Geneva, served as an important platform for …
The equation is evident: Respect for IHL equals reduced human suffering
… Through the universal ratification of the Geneva Conventions, States have drawn the line of … Nations in Article 89 of the AP1 of the Geneva Conventions, in which High Contracting …
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