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Respect for IHL

This theme highlights efforts to promote adherence to international humanitarian law (IHL) through education, voluntary compliance tools, historical codification, and national implementation, and fostering a universal culture of respect for the law in armed conflicts.

The adoption of the 1949 Geneva Conventions: a humanitarian break and colonial continuity

The adoption of the 1949 Geneva Conventions: a humanitarian break and colonial continuity

12 mins read Analysis / GCIV Commentary / Generating Respect for IHL / History / Humanitarian Principles / Protecting civilians in good faith: a joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention / Related bodies of law / Scope of application Srinivas Burra

More than seven decades after their adoption, the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 remain foundational ...
Protecting civilians in good faith: a joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention

Protecting civilians in good faith: a joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention

11 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / Protecting civilians in good faith: a joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention Jean-Marie Henckaerts

Following five years of research and consultations, the ICRC published a new, updated Commentary on the ...