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Biannual update on national implementation of international humanitarian law July–December 2017

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 November 2019

Extract

The biannual update on national legislation and case law is a tool to promote the exchange of information on national measures for the implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL).

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Copyright © icrc 2019 

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Footnotes

This selection of national legislation and case law has been prepared by Kevin Karlen, Legal Attaché at the ICRC Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law.

References

1 In order to assist States, the ICRC Advisory Service proposes a multiplicity of tools, including thematic fact sheets, ratification kits, model laws and checklists, as well as reports from expert meetings, all available at: www.icrc.org/en/war-and-law/ihl-domestic-law (all internet references were accessed in October 2019).

2 For information on national implementation measures and case law, please visit the ICRC National Implementation Database, available at: www.icrc.org/ihl-nat.

3 To view the full list of IHL-related treaties, please visit the ICRC Treaties, States Parties and Commentaries database, available at: www.icrc.org/ihl.

4 See the ICRC National Implementation Database, available at: www.icrc.org/ihl-nat.

6 Administrative Resolution No. 0266/2017, above note 5, Part 1, Chap. 3, Section III.1.3.1.

7 Ibid., Part 2, Chap. 1, Section I.2.

8 Ibid., Part 2, Chap. 2, Section II.2.1.

9 Ibid., Part 2, Chap. 2, Section II.2.2.

10 Ibid., Part 2, Chap. 2, Section II.2.3.

18 For more information, see Dörmann, Knut and Serralvo, Jose, “Common Article 1 to the Geneva Conventions and the Obligation to Prevent International Humanitarian Law Violations”, International Review of the Red Cross, Vol. 96, No. 895–896, 2015Google Scholar, available at: www.icrc.org/en/download/file/17480/irrc-895_896-dormann-serralvo.pdf.

19 For a full list of the national IHL committees around the world, please see the dedicated ICRC web page, available at: www.icrc.org/en/document/table-national-committees-and-other-national-bodies-international-humanitarian-law.