What is the difference between IHL and human rights law? 13/8/2017, IHL What is international human rights law? Human rights law is a set of international rules, established by treaty or custom, on the basis ...
Who is bound by IHL? 13/8/2017, IHL All parties to an armed conflict – whether States or organized non-State armed groups – are bound by treaty and customary rules of ...
Whom does IHL protect? 13/8/2017, IHL IHL protects all victims of armed conflicts, including both civilians and combatants who have laid down their arms. The nature of the protection ...
What are the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols? 13/8/2017, IHL The origins of the 1949 Geneva Conventions The Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the ...
Missing persons – the wider impact 13/8/2017, Missing persons - overview The missing person The family – The families of the missing suffer in many ways. They may struggle economically without the main breadwinner. ...
When does IHL apply? 13/8/2017, IHL International Humanitarian Law (IHL) applies only in situations of armed conflict. It offers two systems of protection: one for international armed conflict and ...
Nuclear weapons: For the first time in 72 years, we have genuine hope 10/8/2017, IHL / News releases and statements Joint Statement on the anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Seventy-two years ago this week the cities of Hiroshima and ...
What treaties make up International Humanitarian Law? 7/8/2017, IHL Contemporary IHL came into being with the original Geneva Convention of 1864. It has evolved in stages, to meet the ever-growing need for ...
What are the origins of International Humanitarian Law? 7/8/2017, IHL Efforts have been made, since ancient times, to protect individuals from the worst consequences of war. However, it was not until the second ...
What are jus ad bellum and jus in bello? 7/8/2017, IHL Jus ad bellum refers to the conditions under which States may resort to war or to the use of armed force in general. ...
