News Section Civilians in the power of the enemy and international humanitarian law © ICRC/ref: RU-N-00039-29
27-4-2007 West Bank: behind the barrierSince construction started on the West Bank Barrier, what has been the impact of the Israeli occupation on the lives of ordinary Palestinians? Families from Salfit and Hebron talk about the trauma of living with military operations, being denied access to their land and facing constant restrictions on every aspect of life. (Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Films\From the field) ICRC film Includes Video 30-6-2005 Procedural principles and safeguards for internment/administrative detention in armed conflict and other situations of violenceThe commentary to the procedural principles and safeguards outlined in this text mentions the different legal sources governing deprivation of liberty for security reasons in international armed conflicts, non-international armed conflicts and other situations of violence. (Info resources\International Review\2005 - No. 858) International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF 31-12-2004 Neighbours as human shields? The Israel Defense Forces’ "Early Warning Procedure" and international humanitarian law(Info resources\International Review\2004 - No. 856) International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF 30-9-2002 Implementation of the Fourth Geneva Convention in the occupied Palestinian territories: history of a multilateral process (1997-2001) (Info resources\International Review\2002 - No. 847) International Review of the Red Cross 30-6-2001 People’s security as a new measure of global stability(Info resources\International Review\2001 - No. 842) International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF 31-12-2000 Protection of civilian persons in the power of the enemy and the establishment of an international criminal jurisdiction(Info resources\International Review\2000 - No. 840) International Review of the Red Cross 31-12-1999 Economic sanctions: legal and policy constraints(Info resources\International Review\1999 - No. 836) International Review of the Red Cross 31-12-2004 International Humanitarian Law in the Iraq ConflictThe armed hostilities in Iraq throughout the last almost two years have raised numerous questions from the perspective of international humanitarian law. This article aims at addressing some of them. The focus will be on identifying the applicable law throughout the various stages of the hostilities and various problems that entail its practical application. (Humanitarian law\Conduct of hostilities) Legal article 12-12-2005 Protection of civilians in armed conflictStatement by Mr. Jacques Forster, Vice-President of the ICRC, United Nations Security Council, 5319th meeting, New York, 9 December 2005 (ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations) Official Statement 29-10-1998 General problems in implementing the Fourth Geneva Convention: final statementMeeting of experts, Geneva, 27-29 October 1998. Statement by Yves Sandoz, Head of the delegation (Humanitarian law\Protected persons and property\Civilians in the power of the enemy) Official statement 27-10-1998 General problems in implementing the Fourth Geneva ConventionMeeting of Experts, Geneva, 27 - 29 October 1998. Report by the International Committee of the Red Cross (Humanitarian law\Protected persons and property\Civilians in the power of the enemy) Report 31-12-1988 Protection of civilian persons and populations in time of warExtract from "Basic rules of the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols" (Humanitarian law\Protected persons and property\Civilians in the power of the enemy) |