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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Basic Rules of the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols
… The text of the Geneva Conventions and of their Additional Protocols … briefly on the main provisions of the Conventions and their Additional Protocols, …
Summary of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and their Additional Protocols
… This is not an abridged commentary on the Conventions and their Additional Protocols, …
Limits on Autonomy in Weapon Systems
… Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, Geneva, 21 Aug. 2019, … of the ICRC on agenda item 5(a)’, GGE, Geneva, 25–29 Mar. 2019; and ICRC, ‘Statement … harm.e a Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to …
The use of weapons and equipment in law enforcement operations
… Advance edited version, United Nations, Geneva, 2020, p. 18. 16 ICRC, Customary … Advance Edited Version, United Nations, Geneva, 2020. International Committee of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 …
Amid COVID-19, we must not lose focus on violations and abuses in war
… and within the legal framework of the Geneva Conventions, it is your responsibility to …
Call to governments: Work together to stop cyber attacks on health care
… heart of international humanitarian law. The Geneva Conventions leave no doubt: medical facilities …
Responding to the humanitarian needs in Kenya, Tanzania and Djibouti
… competition on the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. 12 University lecturers undertook … exhibition depicting the 7 decades of the Geneva Conventions ran for two weeks at the …
Exceptional Florence Nightingale Medal awarded to nurses, midwives in captivity
… 12-05-2020 Geneva (ICRC) – The 2020 Florence Nightingale … Nightingale broke away from the social conventions of her time to embrace a vocation … Maurer, please contact: Didier Revol, ICRC Geneva, Tel.: +41 79 235 71 93or …
Webinar: Counter-terrorism, sanctions and humanitarian access in COVID-19 era
… Armed Conflict On The 70th Anniversary Of The Geneva Conventions , Chapter on "Terrorism, …
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