ICRC in Yemen: Our work in 2015
… International Humanitarian Law, of which the Geneva Conventions are the backbone. With its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the ICRC dangers that the …
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The use of explosive weapons in populated areas
… the University of Kent. Eric Steinmyller, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … manager in a shipping company based in Geneva. During his 30-year career as a captain …
The emblems
… emblems is clearly defined in law. The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols … they also require each State party to the Geneva Conventions and their Additional …
Meeting of the States Parties to the 1972 Biological weapons convention, December 2015
… on Their Destruction, 14-18 December 2015, Geneva. Statement by the ICRC. The …
No agreement by States on mechanism to strengthen compliance with rules of war
… 10-12-2015 Geneva (ICRC) – After four years of extensive … Red Crescent, which draws to a close today in Geneva. Instead, States agreed to launch an … annual meeting of states party to the Geneva Conventions, a non-politicized forum for them …
What should we do when the world is burning? Start by restoring laws of war
… the fundamental values enshrined in the Geneva conventions. Here's how we can ensure its … and plot a way forward will take place in Geneva with a unique gathering of …
International Conference: Opening address by ICRC president
… and the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions to come together and shape the … States and non-State actors, according to the Geneva Conventions. These rules are too often …
B, General services, 1917- ongoing, 3313 metres of shelf space
… services, secretariats and departments in Geneva have an index number starting with the … Croissant-Rouge Circulaires aux gouvernements Conventions de Genève et leur interprétation; … 022-253 ''The Course of Five Lessons on the Geneva Conventions'' de Henri Coursier …
The Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949
… texts of the two Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, as adopted on 8 … Law applicable in Armed Conflicts (Geneva, 1974-77). It also includes extracts …
The Story of an Idea: A Comic by Moebius
… present in simple terms the meaning of the Geneva Conventions, the universal humanitarian …
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