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Strengthening compliance with international humanitarian law: The work of the ICRC and the Swiss government (2015-2019)

… and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism;82 o The Special Rapporteur on … 2013). 82 See http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Terrorism/Pages/SRTerrorismIndex.aspx. 83 See …

Article

IHL Day 2020: Preserving human dignity in times of armed conflict

… the Philippines, are tightening their counter-terrorism measures, it is important to exclude … was included under sec. 13 of the new Anti-Terrorism Act (RA 11479). The ICRC is hopeful …

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Third report on the EU guidelines on promoting compliance with IHL

… UNGA 74 high-level side event on ‘UN counter-terrorism frameworks and sanctions regimes – … how to ensure compatibility between counter-terrorism measures, sanctions and principled … to discuss the impact of global counter-terrorism measures and existing sanction …

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Experts' workshop report on IHL and Islamic Law in contemporary armed conflicts

… armed groups: Blurring of lines between terrorism and … the blurring of lines between IHL and the terrorism paradigm, the geographical scope of … ARMED GROUPS: BLURRING OF LINES BETWEEN TERRORISM AND IHL In response to the rise in …

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Catalogue of publications and films in Arabic

… national legislative frameworks on counter-terrorism. These topics were selected in light …

Publication

International Humanitarian Law and the Challenges of Contemporary Armed Conflicts – Recommitting To Protection In Armed Conflict On The 70th Anniversary Of The Geneva Conventions

… conflicts - IHL and non-State armed groups - terrorism, counterterrorism measures, and IHL - climate, armed …

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Professional Standards for Protection Work

… edition also seeks to clarify how counter-terrorism legislation may affect the …

Publication

Limits on Autonomy in Weapon Systems

… include the relationship between gender and terrorism. She wrote her bachelor’s thesis on …

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COVID-19 crisis is becoming a protection crisis

… non-state armed groups. Ensure that counter-terrorism measures and sanctions do not impede …

Statement

Webinar: Counter-terrorism, sanctions and humanitarian access in COVID-19 era

… Webinar: Counter-terrorism, Sanctions & Humanitarian Access in … 2020), the ICRC hosted a webinar on "Counter-terrorism legislation & Sanctions in the … take stock of the current debate on Counter-terrorism legislation, sanctions and …

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ICRC library

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.

Customary IHL

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