Angola: Improving implementation of international humanitarian law
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The "Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism" approach: a Guidance Note for National Societies
… “PREVENTING AND COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM” Geneva, June 2017 Contents INTRODUCTION … perception risks. 11 Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states that “[c]ollective … Diplomacy Division at ICRC headquarters in Geneva (policy@icrc.org). 18 …
150 years of humanitarian action
… 1864: Geneva Convention Moved by his experiences at … towards setting up the ICRC. The original Geneva Convetion enshrines the obligation to …
Venezuela: Protests, armed conflict and international humanitarian law
… IHL does not apply it means that the four Geneva Conventions and their three Additional … are wounded, sick, captured, etc). Can the Geneva Conventions be "activated"? No, they …
China: Conference Marks the 40th Anniversary of 1977 Additional Protocols to Geneva Conventions
… of the 1977 Protocols Additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, 19-20 May 2017 in Beijing. The … of Protocols I and II additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Their adoption in 1977 was …
Fourth Meeting of Representatives of National Committees on International Humanitarian Law of Commonwealth States
… and the rule of law are embodied in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 to which all Commonwealth … ensure respect for IHL, as contained in the Geneva Conventions of 1949, recalling the …
Papua New Guinea: Officials increase awareness of laws of war
… of the IHL, the foundations of which are the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and its two additional …
Martens Readings 2017 2/2: protection of cultural heritage during armed conflict
… in the 1977 Additional Protocols to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Regarding the effectiveness of …
The 1977 Additional Protocols to Geneva Conventions: A historical perspective
… of the 1977 Additional Protocols to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. The two Additional Protocols, … They not only supplemented the four 1949 Geneva Conventions, but also developed new …
Roundtable on ensuring respect of international humanitarian law in peace support missions in Africa
… as enshrined in Common Article 1 to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, the AU Constitutive Act …
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