The Additional Protocols at 40: upholding humanity in today's conflicts
… of State of the Republic and Canton of Geneva. 19h15 – 20h30: a panel discussion … REGISTER Background Together with the Geneva Conventions, the APs form the foundations of …
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Recent developments of the interplay between IHL and IHRL
… agreements between States – treaties or conventions – in customary rules, which … Charter. The main sources of IHL are the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional … conflict. Noam Lubell, University of Essex / Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian …
Iraq, Syria and Yemen: Five times more civilians die in city offensives, new report finds
… The figures are based on data from the Geneva Declaration Secretariat. 2015. Global … +962 77845 4382 Krista Armstrong , ICRC Geneva, +41 79 217 32 87 Iolanda Jaquemet , … 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
The Interplay between IHL and IHRL
… in agreements between States – treaties or conventions –, in customary rules, which … Charter. IHL main sources are the four Geneva Conventions (1949), their Additional … and 2014. Noam Lubell, University of Essex / Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian …
The Additional Protocols at 40: upholding humanity in today's conflicts
… of Protocols I and II additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 (the Additional Protocols) …
Humanizing the laws of war – the Red Cross and the development of International Humanitarian Law
… Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. The event will be video recorded and … Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN in Geneva Introductory remarks and moderation … to update the Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
Australia: Launch of updated commentary to the Second Geneva Convention
… The Geneva Conventions of 1949 marked one of the greatest … of the 20th century, with the Second Geneva Convention regulating for the first … commentaries to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Additional Protocols. …
Humanizing the laws of war – the Red Cross and the development of International Humanitarian Law
… discussion at the ICRC's Humanitarium in Geneva on 29 June 2017 to launch Humanizing … Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN in Geneva Introductory remarks and moderation • … to update the Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
Australia: Launch of updated commentary on Second Geneva Convention
… of the updated Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention, a treaty drafted in the … at sea. Key note speaker Bruno Demeyere, Geneva-based legal adviser for the ICRC, led a … least understood and analysed of the Geneva Conventions," Dr McLaughlin said. The updated …
ICRC comments on the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration
… for IHL, in line with Article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The migration compact … all necessary measures for their protection. Geneva, 27 March 2017 6 The ICRC’s mandate and …
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