Explosive weapons: Civilians in populated areas must be protected
… Acts of Terrorism, Elsevier Academic Press, Burlington, June 2008, p. xiv. 71 J. J. … Revolution”, Maj. Gen. L. Stutzreim & M. Hurley, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace …
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Guide to Law 105 on the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons: Questions and Answers
The promulgation of the Law on the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons (or Law 105) in November 2018 marked a significant milestone for the families, authorities, and Lebanese society. In light …
Counter-terrorism and IHL: Challenges to caring for wounded and sick on battlefield
Speech delivered by Chris Harland, ICRC legal adviser, on the occasion of the launch of the Study of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate on the i nterrelationship …
Statute of the International Criminal Court – Article 8
Text of Article 8 of the Statute of the International Criminal Court. Article 8 War crimes 1. The Court shall have jurisdiction in respect of war crimes in particular when committed as part of a plan …
Incapacitating chemical agents: Law enforcement, human rights law and policy perspectives
Expert meeting report: This publication is a summary report of the second and final ICRC expert meeting on so called "incapacitating chemical agents", which was held from 24 to 26 April 2012 in …
Request for information regarding the consultancy to reduce the sustainable risk of ICRC distributed items
In 2021, the ICRC launched a project to reduce the sustainable risk of the distributed items distributed. Through this Request for Information (RfI), the ICRC is seeking to identify qualified, …
ICRC Pakistan: Snapshot 2021
The year 2021 has been an interesting one for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Pakistan. From formalizing partnerships with emergency responders, creating spaces for dialogue on …
Convention on Cluster Munitions: Interoperability and national legislation – the view of the ICRC
"Interoperability" was an issue that generated considerable debate during the negotiation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM). This term refers to the ability of armed forces or other State …
The weapons issue: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 1996
31-12-1996 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, No. 315. Statement of the ICRC at the United Nations General Assembly, 51st session, 19 October 1996. A great deal has occurred this year in …
The history and negotiation of Protocol V to the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
31-12-2004 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, No. 856, by Louis Maresca. A new protocol on explosive remnants of war by Louis Maresca The author is Legal Adviser, Mines-Arms Unit, Legal …
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