Policy paper: Missing migrants
… This stems from its mandate under the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … those related to data protection. 3 The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their …
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China: The 7th Advanced International Humanitarian Law Summer Session opens in Beijing
… of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Convention, the 7th Advanced … around the 1977 protocols additional to Geneva Conventions, with lectures on topics including …
Advanced International Humanitarian Law Summer Session for Lecturers
… of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Convention, the 7th Advanced …
ICRC Statement to the Seventh Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions
… to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Geneva, Switzerland. Address by Dr Helen … must not be cause for complacency. Here in Geneva, the grievous harm caused by cluster …
Strengthening international humanitarian law in Liberia
… on the integration and domestication of the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols, and … on the integration and domestication of the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols …
Mali: Arabic IHL library given to Université privée du Sahel
… law. The French publications also provide the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their additional …
South Africa: Annual regional seminar on international humanitarian law
… of the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions. In plenary meetings, the …
Failure to manage arms trade responsibly is putting a dirt cheap price on the lives of civilians
… 11-09-2017 Geneva (ICRC) -Speaking at the opening of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Conference in Geneva, ICRC President Peter Maurer issued a … information please contact: Matt Clancy, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 574 15 54 Peter Maurer …
How does law protect in war? (Serbo-Croatian)
… International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva 1999 ISBN 86-84251-03-2 4 Član 83: … Additional Protocols of 8 June 1977 to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, ICRC, Geneva, …
Bruges Colloquium 2017: The Additional Protocols at 40
Achievements and Challenges The ICRC Brussels delegation and the College of Europe have jointly organized the Bruges Colloquium on International Humanitarian Law every year since 2000 as part of …
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