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Updated Commentary brings fresh insights on continued relevance of Geneva Conventions for warfare at sea

… Updated Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention - Livestreamed event The Second Geneva Convention and the role of the ICRC , … prohibited in armed conflict? The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 form the foundation of …

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EVENT: The Geneva Conventions 75 years on: age-old universal values responding to contemporary challenges

… Illustration: Anastasya Eliseeva While the Geneva Conventions are only 75 years old – being … reflect, and educate. Our event, "The Geneva Conventions 75 years on: age-old …

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China: a conference to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions

… of the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions. This Conference aims to … 1977 of the two Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions was a milestone in the …

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Nepal: Marking the 150th anniversary of the 1864 Geneva Conventions with the Review "ICRC: 150 years of humanitarian action"

… occasion of the 150th anniversary of the 1864 Geneva Convention—12 August 2014—to launch and …

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75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions – “The one set of rules we all agree on”

… 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, providing an opportunity … is upheld. The 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions – the cornerstone of IHL – …

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Athens conference to mark 40th anniversary of 1977 Protocols additional to Geneva Conventions of 1949

… Additional Protocols I and II to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which contain the most important …

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Pakistan: Launch of the DLP Forum marks 72 years of the Geneva Conventions and creates IHL discussion space

… Marking the 72nd anniversary of the Geneva Conventions on 12 August, the International …

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Flyer - Updated Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention of 1949 – New from the International Committee of the Red Cross

… project: updating the Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … Commentaries document developments in how the Geneva Conventions and Protocols have been …

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Roll-up: Updated Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention of 1949 – New from the International Committee of the Red Cross (LARGE)

… project: updating the Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … Commentaries document developments in how the Geneva Conventions and Protocols have been …

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Updated Commentary brings fresh insights on continued relevance of Geneva Conventions for treatment of prisoners of war

… to launch the updated Commentary on the Third Geneva Conventions. An expert panel discussed the … is prohibited in armed conflict? The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 form the foundation …

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