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Guidelines and information on how to do business with ICRC

… Procurement Unit 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 F +41 … of Human Rights, and ILO's Fundamental Conventions and Declaration on Fundamental … is less protective than ILO fundamental conventions, ICRC should promote the …

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The Geneva Conventions turn 70

… The Geneva Conventions – one of humanity's most important … It's a moment to celebrate all the lives the conventions have helped save, note the further … law (IHL). Read more: 5 myths about the Geneva Conventions as they turn 70 …

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General conditions on procurement

… be the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Geneva. The place of arbitration shall be Geneva, Switzerland. The language of the …

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70 years of Geneva Conventions: Entries sought for young writers’ competition

… – Celebrating 70 years of the momentous Geneva Conventions , this year's edition of the Young … said this year's competition honours the 1949 Geneva Conventions that have been universally …

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Hugo Slim: ICRC partnerships, today and tomorrow, in conflict and disaster

… a twin! You share your 70th birthday with the Geneva Conventions . Both born in 1949, you two twins …

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Nepal: Regional experts discuss IHL on eve of Geneva Conventions’ 70th anniversary

Prof. Dr Lok Raj Baral, social scientist and political analyst, underlined the interrelation between society and law in his inaugural speech at the opening of the Advanced IHL South Asia Academics …

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Report of Meeting of Representatives of National Committees on International Humanitarian Law

… Committees on International Humanitarian Law (Geneva, 25–27 March 2002) Prepared by Isabelle … Humanitarian Law 19 Avenue de la Paix, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 F +41 … . . . 235 6 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 1949 Geneva Conventions Convention (I) for the …

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Bangladesh: Experts discuss relevance of Geneva Conventions amid today’s challenging humanitarian contexts

… shape the debate and discussions around the Geneva Conventions which celebrate their 70th … on the 12th of August this year. The Geneva Conventions and their Additional …

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Geneva Conventions: Relevant today more than ever

… (IHL) was a commemoration of 70 years of the Geneva Conventions as much as a forum to deliberate … harm to civilians is drastically reduced. The Geneva Conventions are a vital global pledge …

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Armenia/Azerbaijan: ICRC facilitates handover of Azerbaijani and Armenian nationals

… being held. Based on its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has been carrying out …

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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

IHL treaties

International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.