Autonomous weapons: States must agree on what human control means in practice
… 20-11-2018 Geneva (ICRC) – Should a weapon system be able … Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons in Geneva FROM 23 TO 21 November, the ICRC will …
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Humanity after life: Respecting and Protecting the Dead
… required by specific provisions of the 1949 Geneva Conventions (GC I–IV) and their two Additional … Rule 88. 4 ICRC Commentary on the First Geneva Convention, 2016 – and, in particular, …
Customary international humanitarian law: Questions and answers
… international law. Treaties, such as the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, are written conventions … add to existing treaty law? While the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 have been ratified …
War and the Children Left Behind
… Marking the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, and the 30th anniversary of the … Yemen Humanitarium 17 avenue de la paix, 1202 Geneva …
Review of new weapons
… law. In addition, there are a number of conventions that regulate or prohibit the use … 36 of the 1977 Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 requires each State … Cross and Red Crescent, States party to the Geneva Conventions declared that "in light of …
Domestic law and IHL
… restriction of certain combat tactics. The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … and practical measures. For example, the Geneva Conventions require states to put an …
Partnering for Humanity: Humanitarians and philanthropists working together
… of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 730 60 01 F +41 … one year later, the adoption of the original Geneva Convention. This revolutionary document was the basis for the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
ICRC president: "Humanitarian action cannot be a substitute for the lack of political solutions"
… 75 years ago, the world rallied around the Geneva Conventions to set limits to violence in war. … commitment to the letter AND spirit of the Geneva Conventions. Because interpreting …
Algeria: Experts discuss compliance with law of armed conflict
… of warfare. The rules are set out in the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, to … of the signing in 1864 of the initial Geneva Convention and of the 60th anniversary …
International Criminal Justice: The Institutions
… Statute, namely, grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, violations of the laws and … violations of Article 3 common to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol II, …
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