International Conference on the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
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Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
… Conventional Weapons, Statement of the ICRC, Geneva, November 2014 The Convention on … Mines published earlier this year by the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian … party to Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions. In the context of forthcoming …
1980 convention on certain conventional weapons and its protocols – ratification kit
… (with Protocols I, II and III) was adopted at Geneva on 10 October 1980, WHEREAS the State … (with Protocols I, II and III) was adopted at Geneva on 10 October 1980, WHEREAS Review …
Model Law on The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
… referred to in Articles 2 and 3 common to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 for the … Article 1 of Additional Protocol I to those Conventions; “blinding laser weapon” means a …
The history and negotiation of Protocol V to the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
… Cluster Bombs and Landmines in Kosovo, ICRC, Geneva, 2000; Explosive Remnants of War; … and Other Unexploded Ordnance, ICRC, Geneva, 2000. 14 Rae McGrath, Cluster Bombs: … Meeting on Explosive Remnants of War, ICRC, Geneva, 2000, pp. 14-15. 16 Ibid. 17 “Report …
Views and recommendations of the ICRC for the Sixth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
… , to be held from 13 to 17 December 2021 in Geneva, is a key moment for High Contracting … to be held from 13 to 17 December 2021 in Geneva, is a key moment for High Contracting … on the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, ICRC, Geneva, 2019, pp. 13–15 …
2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 …
Discussion on Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law, Geneva, 8-9 April 2013
… features 8–9 April 2013 Background document Geneva, March 2013 THE PURPOSE OF THIS … which will take place on 17/18 June 2013 in Geneva. The 8/9 April 2013 discussions will … Periodic Review (UPR); UN Human Rights Conventions2; Monitoring and Reporting …
Discussions on Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law, Geneva, 8-9 November 2012
… November 8 and 9, 2012 BACKGROUND DOCUMENT GENEVA, OCTOBER 2012 THE PURPOSE OF THIS … mechanisms provided for under the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional …
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 …
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