Distinction: Protecting Civilians in Armed Conflict
The cornerstone of the 1977 Additional Protocols is the principle of distinction. This leaflet provides a concise overview of the requirements of all parties to an armed conflict to distinguish …
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A Guide to the Legal Review of New Weapons, Means and Methods of Warfare
… 36 of Protocol I Additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. It was prepared further to an … Action adopted by the States Parties to the Geneva Conventions at the 28th International …
Checklist: Domestic measures to implement the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 …
First Aid in Armed Conflicts and Other Situations of Violence
… duties in armed conflicts as laid down in the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. …
Commentary on the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, Volume IV
… international humanitarian law. Volume IV: "Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection …
Commentary on the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, Volume III
… humanitarian law. Volume III: "Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of …
The People on War report: ICRC Worldwide Consultation on the Rules of War
… To mark the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions on 12 August 1999, the ICRC …
Commentary on the Additional Protocols of 8 June 1977 to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949
A number of legal experts took part in this collective work, written with the collaboration of Jean Pictet. For the section on Protocol I relative to international armed conflicts: Claude Pilloud, …
Commentary on the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, Volume II
… international humanitarian law. Volume II: "Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the …
Commentary on the Geneva Conventions of August 12 1949. Volume I, 1952
… of international humanitarian law. Volume I: "Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the …
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