1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
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2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions
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1993 Chemical Weapons Convention
… and their use was prohibited by the 1925 Geneva Protocol. The adoption of the … and their use was prohibited by the 1925 Geneva Protocol. The adoption of the … 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
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1954 Convention on the protection of cultural property - Factsheet
… Protocols of 8 June 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions also contain provisions protecting … Protocols of 8 June 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions also contain provisions …
Cooperation in extradition and judicial assistance in criminal matters – Factsheet
… of the repression mechanism laid down in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 for serious violations of … of having committed grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. This option is …
Civil defence in international humanitarian law – Factsheet
… in the 1977 First Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 (AP I). The Fourth Geneva Convention for the protection of …
Respecting and protecting health care in armed conflicts and in situations not covered by international humanitarian law - Factsheet
… international and non-international. The 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005 are its core treaties. The Geneva Conventions have been accepted by all …
Universal jurisdiction over war crimes – Factsheet
… jurisdiction was first introduced by the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 for the protection of war … offence. Additional Protocol I of 1977 to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 extends the …
National Committees for the implementation of international humanitarian law
… The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … States are obliged to spread knowledge of the Conventions and Protocols as widely as … OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their …
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