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The publication presents the most fundamental and contemporary legal ... MEYER Michael A. (ed.), Armed Conflict and the New Law: Aspects of the 1977 Geneva Protocols and the 1981 Weapons Convention, ...

• 2011-03-16
• Publication
• by: Marco Sassòli, Antoine A. Bouvier, Anne Quintin

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Education and outreach
        • Universities

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law

Urbanisation, however, has brought with it a growing sense of vulnerability among many city dwellers faced with insecurity, ... Finally, rapid urbanization and the changing context of violence create ...

• 2010-06-18
• Section

... of Missing Persons in all three states - BosniaHerzegovina (8 editions), Kosovo (4) and Croatia (1). ... The Law regulates a number of points, including the families' right to know, legal status of the ...

• 2008-04-25
• Field Newsletter

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Albania

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Bosnia-Herzegovina

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Macedonia (FYR)

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Montenegro

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Serbia

The author thanks Andrew Mack of the Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General, and Dr Jennifer Leaning and Judy Stone from the ... As a result, traditional schemes of protection enshrined in ...

• 2001-06-30
• Article
• by: Claude Bruderlein

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Civilians

• People
  • Civilians

• People
  • Refugees and displaced persons

While this was more familiar territory for the ICRC, the conflict in Bosnia-Herze govina ... during its violent dissolution, the organization faced its greatest challenges in BosniaHerzegovina.

• 2001-09-30
• Article
• by: Kirsten Young

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Humanitarian diplomacy and communication

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Bosnia-Herzegovina

The International Committee of the Red Cross set out to explore wars on five continents, with countries whose citizens had been at ... People in battle zones across the globe are looking to forces in ...

• 2001-12-31
• Article
• by: Stanley B. Greenberg, Robert O. Boorstin

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Social research on war

Disciplinary sanctions are therefore administrative in nature and ... Soldiers (Soldiers’ Law), Article 11; BosniaHerzegovina, Rules on military discipline, Official Gazette of BiH, 13 August 1992, ...

• 2008-06-30
• Article
• by: Céline Renaut

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Dialogue with weapon bearers
        • Armed forces

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Respect for IHL

• People
  • Weapon bearers

The ICRC would welcome written comments and additional information, particularly case studies, to corroborate or contradict the ... In keeping with its mandate to develop and promote international ...

• 1997-12-31
• Publication

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Dialogue with weapon bearers
        • Armed forces

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Anti-personnel landmines

• People
  • Weapon bearers

Taking as its premise the needs of women, e.g. physical safety, access to health care, ... A thorough analysis of international humanitarian law, and to a lesser extent human rights and refugee law, ...

• 2001-12-31
• Publication

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Women

• People
  • Women

Importantly, in this time of intense public debate about the behaviour ... consists of surveys of bearers of weapons carried out in BosniaHerzegovina, Colombia, the Republic of the Congo and Georgia.

• 2004-10-31
• Publication

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Social research on war

ORAL PRESENTATIONS OF THE PARTICIPANTS Overview of protection issues in contexts of multinational peace operations, ... Beyond international humanitarian law: aspects of the applicability of ...

• 2004-10-30
• Publication

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Multinational forces

It outlines a broad and flexible approach which includes rapid response, multisectoral approach (the application of assistance and ... Commonly known as 3. Improvised directional claymores, these are ...

• 2007-09-21
• Publication

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Mine action

Presented in two volumes, it analyzes the customary rules of IHL and contains a detailed summary of the relevant treaty law and ... In the absence of ratifications of important treaties in this area, ...

• 2006-12-31
• Publication
• by: Jean-Marie Henckaerts and Louise Doswald-Beck

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Treaties and customary law
      • Customary law

Greenberg Research Inc. is an opinion research firm that has worked for over two decades to help organizations and leaders around ... It specializes in using advanced methods of opinion research - ...

• 2004-06-15
• Report

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Social research on war

31st Round Table on Current Problems of International Humanitarian Law, ... International humanitarian law human rights and peace operations 02-02-2009 Report 31st Round Table on Current Problems of ...

• 2009-02-02
• Report

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Dialogue with weapon bearers

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Multinational forces

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL and other legal regimes
      • IHL and human rights

• People
  • Weapon bearers

ICRC/VII /J. Nachtwey / cd-e-00969 Our world: views from Afghanistan (PDF file/2.5 Mb) See also full explanation and summary of ... Greenberg Research, Inc. Greenberg Research is an opinion research ...

• 2010-02-09
• Report

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Afghanistan

ICRC / VII / Franco Pagetti / co-e-00544 Our world: views from Colombia (PDF file/2.5 Mb) See also full explanation and summary of ... Greenberg Research, Inc. Greenberg Research is an opinion ...

• 2010-02-09
• Report

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Colombia

Greenberg Research, Inc. Greenberg Research is an opinion research firm that has worked for over two decades to help organizations ... It specializes in using advanced methods of opinion research – ...

• 2010-02-09
• Report

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Georgia

ICRC / VII / Franco Pagetti / lb-e-01189 Our world: views from Lebanon (PDF file/2.4 Mb) See also full explanation and summary of ... Greenberg Research, Inc. Greenberg Research is an opinion research ...

• 2010-02-09
• Report

• Places
  • Middle East
    • Lebanon

In order to do so, it considers a number of ‘gendered’ themes found within IHL, including the role of women as combatants, ... Women in leadership positions played a particularly important role in the ...

• 2010-03-31
• Section

• People
  • Women

It also considers some of the practical implications of turning “truth” into a legal right, particularly from the criminal law ... Yasmin Naqvi The right to the truth in international law: fact or fiction?

• 2006-06-30
• Article
• by: Yasmin Naqvi

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL in domestic law

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL and other legal regimes
      • IHL and human rights

Countries as diverse as BosniaHerzegovina, Sierra Leone, Peru and East Timor struggle to come to terms with crimes of the past. ... The main priority of many of these truth commissions, as in Chile or in ...

• 2006-06-30
• Article
• by: Laura M. Olson

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL in domestic law

In the present article, the long history and the multiple facets of women’s involvement in war are recounted from two angles: ... In the present article, the long history and the multiple facets of ...

• 2010-03-31
• Article
• by: Irène Herrmann and Daniel Palmieri

• People
  • Women

1 2 3 UN, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2005 Revision, ... In principle, a city is a geographical entity, as it is generally built on ...

• 2010-06-30
• Article
• by: Alexandre Vautravers

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL

These commitments detail the obligation of the relevant armed group to abide by international humanitarian law, ... These commitments detail the obligation of the relevant armed group to abide by ...

• 2011-06-30
• Article
• by: Sandesh Sivakumaran