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Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea. Geneva, 12 August 1949.

Commentary of 2017

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I. Preparatory work
Proceedings of the Hague Peace Conference of 1899
The Proceedings of the Hague Peace Conferences. Translation of the Official Texts. The Conference of 1899, prepared in the Division of International Law of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace under the supervision of James Brown Scott, Director, Oxford University Press, 1920. The original was published in French as Conférence internationale de la Paix, La Haye 18 mai–29 juillet 1899, Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, La Haye, Imprimerie nationale, 1899.
Proceedings of the Hague Peace Conference of 1907
The Proceedings of the Hague Peace Conferences. Translation of the Official Texts. The Conference of 1907, 3 Volumes, prepared in the Division of International Law of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace under the supervision of James Brown Scott, Oxford University Press, 1920. The original was published in French as Deuxième Conférence internationale de la Paix, La Haye 15 juin–18 octobre 1907, Actes et Documents, 3 Tomes, Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, La Haye, Imprimerie nationale, 1907. The 3 volumes are:
– Volume I. Plenary Meetings of the Conference
– Volume II. Meetings of the First Commission
– Volume III. Meetings of the Second, Third and Fourth Commissions, Volume also containing, at pp. 305–312, the report by Professor Louis Renault entitled ‘Amendments to the Hague Convention of July 29, 1899 for the adaptation to maritime warfare of the principles of the Geneva Convention of August 22, 1864’, of which another English translation is reprinted in American Journal of International Law, 1908, pp. 295–306.
Proceedings of the Geneva Diplomatic Conference of 1929
Actes de la Conférence diplomatique convoquée par le Conseil fédéral suisse pour la révision de la Convention du 6 juillet 1906 pour l’amélioration du sort des blessés et malades dans les armées en campagne et pour l’élaboration d’une Convention relative au traitement des prisonniers de guerre et réunie à Genève du 1er au 27 juillet 1929, Imprimerie du Journal de Genève, 1930, available at https://library.icrc.org/library/Direct.aspx?noticenr=2234.
Draft revision of the 1929 Geneva Convention submitted by the ICRC to National Societies in 1937
Projet de révision de la Convention de Genève du 27 juillet 1929 présenté aux Sociétés nationales de la Croix-Rouge par le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge, ICRC, Geneva, May 1937, available at https://library.icrc.org/library/Direct.aspx?noticenr=9503.
Naval Expert Report of 1937
Report concerning the revision of the ‘Tenth Hague Convention of 1907 for the adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the principles of the Geneva Convention of 1906’, 1937, adopted by a Commission of Naval Experts and presented to the 16th International Conference of the Red Cross, London, June 1938 (Document No. 2a), available at https://library.icrc.org/library/docs/CDDH/CI_1938/CI_1938_DOC02_ENG.pdf.
Reports and Documents for the Preliminary Conference of National Societies of 1946
Conférence préliminaire des Sociétés nationales de la Croix-Rouge pour l’étude des Conventions et de divers problèmes ayant trait à la Croix-Rouge, Genève, 26 juillet au 3 août 1946 : documentation fournie par le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge, Vol. I: Révision de la Convention de Genève et dispositions connexes, ICRC, Geneva, 1946, available at https://library.icrc.org/library/Direct.aspx?noticenr=37685.
Minutes of the Preliminary Conference of National Societies of 1946
Procès-verbaux de la Conférence préliminaire des Sociétés nationales de la Croix-Rouge pour l’étude des Conventions et de divers problèmes ayant trait à la Croix-Rouge (Genève, 26 juillet–3 août 1946), ICRC, Geneva, 1947, 7 volumes, available at https://library.icrc.org/library/Direct.aspx?searchfield=t&searchterm=%25proc%C3%A8s-verbaux%251946.
Report of the Preliminary Conference of National Societies of 1946
Report on the Work of the Preliminary Conference of National Red Cross Societies for the study of the Conventions and of various Problems relative to the Red Cross (Geneva, 26 July–3 August 1946), ICRC, Geneva, 1947, available at https://library.icrc.org/library/Direct.aspx?noticenr=6876.
Minutes of the Conference of Government Experts of 1947
Procès-verbaux de la Conférence d’experts gouvernementaux pour l’étude des Conventions protégeant les victimes de la guerre (Genève, 14–26 avril 1947), ICRC, Geneva, 1947, available at https://library.icrc.org/library/Direct.aspx?searchfield=t&searchterm=Conf%C3%A9rence%20d%27experts%251947.
Report of the Conference of Government Experts of 1947
Report on the Work of the Conference of Government Experts for the Study of the Conventions for the Protection of War Victims (Geneva, 14–26 April 1947), ICRC, Geneva, 1947, available at https://library.icrc.org/library/Direct.aspx?noticenr=6929.
Draft Conventions submitted to the 1948 Stockholm Conference
Draft Revised or New Conventions for the Protection of War Victims, established by the International Committee of the Red Cross with the assistance of government experts, National Red Cross Societies and other humanitarian associations, texts submitted to the XVIIth International Red Cross Conference (Stockholm, August 1948), ICRC, Geneva, May 1948, available at https://library.icrc.org/library/Direct.aspx?noticenr=6933.
Minutes of the Legal Commission at the 1948 Stockholm Conference
Sténogramme des séances de la Commission juridique, XVIIe Conférence internationale de la Croix-Rouge (Stockholm, août 1948), ICRC, Geneva, January 1949, available at https://library.icrc.org/library/Direct.aspx?noticenr=18382.
Addenda to the Draft Conventions submitted to the 1948 Stockholm Conference
Addenda aux projets de Conventions révisées ou nouvelles protégeant les victimes de la guerre, Rapport du Comité internationale de la Croix-Rouge (Sous point III de l’ordre du jour de la Commission juridique), XVIIe Conférence internationale de la Croix-Rouge (Stockholm, août 1948), No. 4bis, ICRC, Geneva, August 1948, available at https://library.icrc.org/library/Direct.aspx?noticenr=6931.
Draft Conventions adopted by the 1948 Stockholm Conference
Revised and New Draft Conventions for the Protection of War Victims: Texts Approved and Amended by the XVIIth International Red Cross Conference (Stockholm, August 1948), ICRC, Geneva, 1948, available at https://library.icrc.org/library/Direct.aspx?noticenr=6979.
ICRC Remarks and Proposals on the 1948 Stockholm Draft
Revised and New Draft Conventions for the Protection of War Victims: Remarks and Proposals Submitted by the International Committee of the Red Cross, Document for the consideration of Governments invited by the Swiss Federal Council to attend the Diplomatic Conference at Geneva (21 April 1949), ICRC, Geneva, February 1949, available at https://library.icrc.org/library/Direct.aspx?noticenr=6981.
Minutes of the Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949
Final Record of the Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949
Final Record of the Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949, convened by the Swiss Federal Council for the establishment of international conventions for the protection of war Victims and held at Geneva from 21 April to 12 August 1949, 4 volumes (Vol. I: Final and draft texts, resolutions, texts of other Geneva and Hague Conventions, Vol. II-A: Minutes of plenary meetings, summary records of meetings, reports, Vol. II-B: Summary records of meetings, reports to the plenary assembly, Vol. III: Annexes for all of the Geneva Conventions, index of speakers), Federal Political Department, Bern, 1950, available at https://library.icrc.org/library/Direct.aspx?noticenr=2253.
Report of the Conference of Government Experts of 1971
Report on the Work of the Conference of Government Experts on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts, First Session (Geneva, 24 May–12 June 1971), 8 volumes, ICRC, Geneva, August 1971, available at https://librry.icrc.org/library/Direct.aspx?noticenr=9173.
Report of the Conference of Government Experts of 1972
Report on the Work of the Conference of Government Experts on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts, Second Session (Geneva, 3 May–3 June 1972), 2 volumes, ICRC, Geneva, July 1972, available at https://library.icrc.org/library/Direct.aspx?noticenr=9297.
ICRC Commentary on the Draft Additional Protocols
Draft Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949, Commentary, ICRC, Geneva, October 1973, available at https://library.icrc.org/library/Direct.aspx?noticenr=9349.
Official Records of the Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1974–1977
Official Records of the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts (Geneva, 1974–1977), 17 volumes, Federal Political Department, Bern, 1978, available at https://library.icrc.org/library/Direct.aspx?noticenr=2374.
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II. Treaties
1856
Paris Declaration Respecting Maritime Law
Declaration Respecting Maritime Law, Paris, 16 April 1856.
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1864
Geneva Convention
Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, Geneva, 22 August 1864.
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1868
St Petersburg Declaration
Declaration Renouncing the Use, in Time of War, of Explosive Projectiles Under 400 Grammes Weight, St Petersburg, 29 November–11 December 1868.
Additional Articles relating to the Condition of the Wounded in War
Additional Articles relating to the Condition of the Wounded in War, Geneva, 20 October 1868.
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1899
Hague Convention (I)
Convention (I) for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, The Hague, 29 July 1899.
Hague Convention (II)
Convention (II) with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land, The Hague, 29 July 1989.
Hague Regulations
Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land, annexed to Convention (II) with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land, The Hague, 29 July 1899.
Hague Convention (III)
Convention (III) for the Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention of 22 August 1864, The Hague, 29 July 1899.
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1904
Convention for the Exemption of Hospital Ships from Dues and Taxes
Convention for the Exemption of Hospital Ships, in Time of War, from the Payment of all Dues and Taxes Imposed for the Benefit of the State, The Hague, 21 December 1904.
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1906
Geneva Convention
Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field, Geneva, 6 July 1906.
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1907
Hague Convention (I)
Convention (I) for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, The Hague, 18 October 1907.
Hague Convention (III)
Convention (III) relative to the Opening of Hostilities. The Hague, 18 October 1907.
Hague Convention (IV)
Convention (IV) respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land, The Hague, 18 October 1907.
Hague Regulations
Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land, annexed to Convention (IV) respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land, The Hague, 18 October 1907.
Hague Convention (V)
Convention (V) respecting the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers and Persons in Case of War on Land, The Hague, 18 October 1907.
Hague Convention (VI)
Convention (VI) relating to the Status of Enemy Merchant Ships at the Outbreak of Hostilities, The Hague, 18 October 1907.
Hague Convention (VII)
Convention (VII) relating to the Conversion of Merchant Ships into War-Ships, The Hague, 18 October 1907.
Hague Convention (VIII)
Convention (VIII) relative to the Laying of Automatic Submarine Contact Mines, The Hague, 18 October 1907.
Hague Convention (IX)
Hague Convention (IX) concerning Bombardment by Naval Forces in Time of War, The Hague, 18 October 1907.
Hague Convention (X)
Hague Convention (X) for the Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention, The Hague, 18 October 1907.
Hague Convention (XI)
Hague Convention (XI) relative to Certain Restrictions with regard to the Exercise of the Right of Capture in Naval War, The Hague, 18 October 1907.
Hague Convention (XII)
Hague Convention (XII) relative to the Creation of an International Prize Court, The Hague, 18 October 1907.
Hague Convention (XIII)
Hague Convention (XIII) concerning the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers in Naval War, The Hague, 18 October 1907.
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1909
London Declaration concerning the Laws of Naval War
Declaration concerning the Laws of Naval War, London, 26 February 1909.
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1918
Agreement between France and Germany concerning Prisoners of War
Agreement between France and Germany concerning Prisoners of War, Bern, 15 March 1918, Bulletin international des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge, Vol. 49, No. 194, April 1918, pp. 265–279.
Second Agreement between France and Germany concerning Prisoners of War and Civilians
Second Agreement between France and Germany concerning Prisoners of War and Civilians, Bern, 26 April 1918, Bulletin international des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge, Vol. 49, No. 195, July 1918, pp. 396–418.
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1919
Covenant of the League of Nations
Covenant of the League of Nations, Geneva, 28 April 1919.
Convention between the Allied Forces and Germany Prolonging the Armistice Agreement
Convention between the Allied Forces and Germany Prolonging the Armistice Agreement of 11 November 1918, Trier, 16 January 1919, reproduced in American Journal of International Law, Vol. 13, No. 4, 1919, Supplement, pp. 388–392.
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles, Versailles, 28 June 1919.
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1925
Geneva Gas Protocol
Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, Geneva, 17 June 1925.
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1928
Convention on Duties and Rights of States in the Event of Civil Strife
Convention on Duties and Rights of States in the Event of Civil Strife, adopted at the Sixth International Conference of American States, Havana, 20 February 1928.
Havana Convention on Maritime Neutrality
Convention on Maritime Neutrality, adopted at the Sixth International Conference of American States, Havana, 20 February 1928.
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1929
Geneva Convention on the Wounded and Sick
Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armies in the Field, Geneva, 27 July 1929.
Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War
Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Geneva, 27 July 1929.
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1933
Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States
Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, Montevideo, 26 December 1933.
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1936
Submarine Protocol
Procès-verbal relating to the Rules of Submarine Warfare set forth in Part IV of the Treaty of London of 22 April 1930, London, 6 November 1936.
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1944
Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation
Convention on International Civil Aviation, Chicago, 7 December 1944, as amended by the Protocol relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, Montreal, 10 May 1984.
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1945
IMT Charter for Germany
Charter of the International Military Tribunal for Germany, concluded by the Government of the United States of America, the Provisional Government of the French Republic, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, acting in the interests of all the United Nations and by their representatives duly authorized thereto, annexed to the London Agreement, London, 8 August 1945.
UN Charter
Charter of the United Nations, adopted by the Conference on International Organizations, San Francisco, 26 June 1945.
ICJ Statute
Statute of the International Court of Justice, San Francisco, 26 June 1945.
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1947
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Bulgaria
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers on the one part and Bulgaria on the other part, Paris, 10 February 1947, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 41, No. 643, 1949.
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Finland
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers on the one part and Finland on the other part, Paris, 10 February 1947, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 48, No. 746, 1950.
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Hungary
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers on the one part and Hungary on the other part, Paris, 10 February 1947, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 41, No. 644, 1949.
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Italy
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers on the one part and Italy on the other part, Paris, 10 February 1947, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 49, No. 747, 1950.
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers and Romania
Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Powers on the one part and Romania on the other part, Paris, 10 February 1947, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 42, No. 645, 1949.
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1948
Genocide Convention
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 260 A (III), 9 December 1948.
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1949
First Geneva Convention
Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, Geneva, 12 August 1949.
Second Geneva Convention
Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, Geneva, 12 August 1949.
Third Geneva Convention
Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Geneva, 12 August 1949.
Fourth Geneva Convention
Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, Geneva, 12 August 1949.
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1950
European Convention on Human Rights
European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Rome, 4 November 1950, as amended by Protocol No. 11, Strasbourg, 11 May 1994.
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1951
Peace Treaty for Japan
Treaty of Peace signed between the Allied Powers and Japan, San Francisco, 8 September 1951.
Refugee Convention
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, adopted by the UN Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons convened pursuant to UN General Assembly Res. 429 (V), Geneva, 28 July 1951, as amended by the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, approved by the UN Economic and Social Council, Res. 1186 (XLI), 18 November 1966, and taken note of by the UN General Assembly, Res. 2198 (XXI), 16 December 1966.
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1954
Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property
Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, The Hague, 14 May 1954.
Hague Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property
Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, The Hague, 14 May 1954.
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1956
Joint Declaration on Soviet-Japanese Relations
Joint Declaration by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Japan concerning the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Moscow, 19 October 1956.
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1958
UN Convention on the High Seas
The United Nations Convention on the High Seas, Geneva, 29 April 1958, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 450, No. 6465, 1963.
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1961
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, adopted by the UN Conference on Diplomatic Intercourse and Immunities, Vienna, 18 April 1961.
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1963
Protocol 4 to the European Convention on Human Rights
Protocol No. 4 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, securing certain rights and freedoms other than those already included in the Convention and in the first Protocol thereto, Strasbourg, 16 September 1963.
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, Vienna, 24 April 1963.
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1965
Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 2106 A (XX), 21 December 1965.
Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic
Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, London, 9 April 1965, amended in 2002 and 2005.
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1966
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 2200 A (XXI), 16 December 1966.
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 2200 A (XXI), 16 December 1966.
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1968
UN Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity
Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 2391 (XXIII), 26 November 1968.
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1969
American Convention on Human Rights
American Convention on Human Rights (also known as Pact of San José), adopted by the OAS Inter-American Specialized Conference on Human Rights, San José, 22 November 1969, United Nations Treaty Series, No. I 17955.
OAU Convention Governing Refugee Problems in Africa
OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, adopted by the Sixth Ordinary Session of the OAU Assembly of Heads of State and Government, Addis Ababa, 10 September 1969.
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Convention on the Law of Treaties, Vienna, 23 May 1969.
International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships
International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, London, 23 June 1969.
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1970
Hague Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, The Hague, 16 December 1970.
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1971
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, Montreal, 23 September 1971.
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1972
Biological Weapons Convention
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction, opened for signature at London, Moscow and Washington, D.C., 10 April 1972.
COLREG Convention
Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, London, 20 October 1972.
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1973
Convention on Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons
Convention on Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 3166 (XVIII), 14 December 1973.
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, London, 2 November 1973.
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1974
European Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes
European Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes, Strasbourg, 25 January 1974.
SOLAS Convention
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, London, 1 November 1974, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 1184, No. 18961, 1980, last amended in 2014 by MSC.386(94).
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1977
Additional Protocol I
Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), Geneva, 8 June 1977.
Additional Protocol II
Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II), Geneva, 8 June 1977.
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1978
Framework for Peace in the Middle East
Framework for Peace in the Middle East agreed at Camp David, Washington D.C., 17 September 1978, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 1138, No. 17853, 1979.
Vienna Convention on Succession of States in respect of Treaties
Vienna Convention on Succession of States in respect of Treaties, Vienna, 23 August 1978.
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1979
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 34/180, 18 December 1979.
International Convention against the Taking of Hostages
International Convention against the Taking of Hostages, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 34/146, 17 December 1979.
Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel
Treaty of Peace between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Israel, Washington, D.C., 26 March 1979, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 1136, No. 17813, 1979.
SAR Convention
International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, Hamburg, 27 April 1979, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 1405, No. 23489, 1985, last amended in 2004 by MSC.155(78).
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1980
Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, Geneva, 10 October 1980.
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1981
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, adopted by the 18th Ordinary Session of the OAU Assembly of Heads of State and Government, Nairobi, 27 June 1981, OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/67/3 rev.5.
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1982
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Montego Bay, 10 December 1982, UN Doc. A/CONF.62/122.
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1984
Convention against Torture
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 39/46, 10 December 1984.
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1985
Inter-American Convention against Torture
Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture, adopted by the 15th Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly, Res. 783 (XV-O/85), Cartagena de Indias, 9 December 1985.
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1986
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations
Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations, Vienna, 21 March 1986.
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1987
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Strasbourg, 26 November 1987.
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1989
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 44/25, 20 November 1989.
Convention on Salvage
International Convention on Salvage, London, 28 April 1989, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 1953, No. 33479, 1996.
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 44/128, 15 December 1989.
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1990
Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty
Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty, adopted by the 20th Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly at Asunción, 8 June 1990, OAS Treaty Series, No. 73, 1990.
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1994
Convention on the Safety of UN Personnel
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 49/59, 9 December 1994.
Treaty of Peace between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Treaty of peace between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Arava/Araba Crossing Point, 26 October 1994, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 2042, No. 35325, 2002.
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1995
Agreement on Refugees and Displaced Persons annexed to the Dayton Accords
General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Annex 7, Agreement on Refugees and Displaced Persons, signed by the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska, Dayton, 22 November 1995.
Dayton Accords
General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, initialled at Dayton, 21 November 1995, signed at Paris, 14 December 1995.
Protocol IV to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, Vienna, 13 October 1995.
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1996
Agreement on Normalization of Relations between Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Agreement on Normalization of Relations between the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Belgrade, 23 August 1996.
Amended Protocol II to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices, as amended, to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, Geneva, 3 May 1996.
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1997
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, New York, 15 December 1997, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 2149, No. 37517, 2003.
Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, Ottawa, 18 September 1997.
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1998
ICC Statute
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, adopted by the UN Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court, Rome, 17 July 1998, UN Doc. A/CONF.183/9.
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1999
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, New York, 9 December 1999, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 54/109, Annex, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 2178, No. 38349, 2004.
Second Protocol to the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property
Second Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, The Hague, 26 March 1999.
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2000
Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 54/263, 25 May 2000, Annex I.
Peace Agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia
Agreement between the Government of the State of Eritrea and the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia for the resettlement of displaced persons, as well as rehabilitation and peacebuilding in both countries (also known as Algiers Agreement), Algiers, 12 December 2000, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 2138, No. I-37274.
UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, New York, 15 November 2000, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 54/263, Annex I, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 2225, No. 39574, 2007.
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2001
Amendment to Article 1 of the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Amendment to Article 1 of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, Geneva, 21 December 2001.
Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, Paris, 2 November 2001, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 2562, No. 45694, 2009.
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2002
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 57/199, 18 December 2002.
SCSL Statute
Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, annexed to the Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone on the Establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone, Freetown, 16 January 2002, annexed to Letter dated 6 March 2002 from the UN Secretary-General to the President of the UN Security Council, UN Doc. S/2002/246, 8 March 2002, p. 29.
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2003
UN Convention against Corruption
United Nations Convention against Corruption, New York, 31 October 2003, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 58/4, Annex, United Nations Treaty Series, Vol. 2349, No. 42146, 2007.
Protocol V to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, Geneva, 28 November 2003.
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2005
Additional Protocol III
Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem (Protocol III), Geneva, 8 December 2005.
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2006
Convention on Enforced Disappearance
International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 61/177, 20 December 2006, Annex.
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted by the UN General Assembly, Res. 61/106, 13 December 2006, Annex I.
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2007
Statute of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon
Statute of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, attached to the Agreement between the United Nations and the Lebanese Republic on the establishment of a Special Tribunal for Lebanon annexed to UN Security Council Res. 1757, 30 May 2007.
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2008
Agreement between the UN and the AU and the Government of Sudan concerning the Status of the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur
Agreement between the United Nations and the African Union and the Government of Sudan concerning the Status of the African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, Khartoum, 9 February 2008.
Convention on Cluster Munitions
Convention on Cluster Munitions, Dublin, 30 May 2008.
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2009
Principles for Disembarking Persons Rescued at Sea
International Maritime Organization, Principles Relating to Administrative Procedures for Disembarking Persons Rescued at Sea, FAL.3/Circ.194, 22 January 2009.
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2013
Arms Trade Treaty
Arms Trade Treaty, New York, 2 April 2013.
Statute of the Extraordinary African Chambers within the Courts of Senegal
Statute of the Extraordinary African Chambers within the courts of Senegal created to prosecute international crimes committed in Chad between 7 June 1982 and 1 December 1990, annexed to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Senegal and the African Union on the Establishment of Extraordinary African Chambers within the Senegalese Judicial System, Dakar, 22 August 2012.
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2016
African Charter on Maritime Security and Safety and Development in Africa
African Charter on Maritime Security and Safety and Development in Africa (Lomé Charter), Lomé, 15 October 2016.
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III. Other documents
1863
Lieber Code
Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field, prepared by Francis Lieber, promulgated as General Orders No. 100 by President Abraham Lincoln, Washington D.C., 24 April 1863.
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1874
Brussels Declaration
Project of an International Declaration concerning the Laws and Customs of War, Brussels, 27 August 1874.
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1880
Oxford Manual
The Laws of War on Land, Manual adopted by the Institute of International Law, Oxford, 9 September 1880.
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1913
Oxford Manual of Naval War
The Laws of Naval War Governing the Relations between Belligerents, Manual adopted by the Institute of International Law, Oxford, 9 August 1913.
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1919
Report of the Commission on Responsibility
Report submitted to the Preliminary Conference of Versailles by the Commission on Responsibility of the Authors of the War and on Enforcement of Penalties, Versailles, 29 March 1919.
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1923
Hague Rules of Air Warfare
Rules concerning the Control of Wireless Telegraphy in Time of War and Air Warfare, Part II, drafted by a Commission of Jurists, The Hague, December 1922–February 1923.
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1942
Declaration of St James
Inter-Allied Declaration on Punishment for War Crimes, establishing the United Nations War Crimes Commission, London, 13 January 1942.
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1943
Moscow Declaration
Declaration concerning Atrocities, made at the Moscow Conference, signed by the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and China, Moscow, 30 October 1943.
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1950
Nuremberg Principles
Principles of International Law Recognized in the Charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal and in the Judgment of the Tribunal, adopted by the International Law Commission, UN Doc. A/1316, New York, 29 July 1950.
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1985
Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary
Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary, adopted by the Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Milan, 26 August–6 September 1985, UN Doc. A/CONF.121/22/Rev.1, 1985, p. 59, endorsed by UN General Assembly Res. 40/32, 29 November 1985, and Res. 40/146, 13 December 1985.
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1986
Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, adopted by the 25th International Conference of the Red Cross, Geneva, 23–31 October 1986, as amended in 1995 and 2006.
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1991
Emblem Regulations
Regulations on the Use of the Emblem of the Red Cross or the Red Crescent by the National Societies, adopted by the 20th International Conference of the Red Cross, Vienna, 1965, and revised by the Council of Delegates, Budapest, 1991.
Memorandum of Understanding on the Application of IHL between Croatia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Memorandum of Understanding on the Application of International Humanitarian Law between Croatia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Geneva, 27 November 1991, reproduced in Michèle Mercier, Crimes without Punishment: Humanitarian Action in Former Yugoslavia, East Haven, London, 1996, Appendix: Document IV, pp. 196–198.
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1993
Cotonou Agreement on Liberia
Cotonou Peace Agreement on Liberia between the Interim Government of National Unity of Liberia (IGNU) of the first part and the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) of the second part and the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO) of the third part, Cotonou, 25 July 1993, annexed to Letter dated 6 August 1993 from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Benin to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, UN Doc. S/26272, 9 August 1993.
ICTY Statute
Statute of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, adopted by UN Security Council Res. 827, 25 May 1993, as amended by Res. 1166, 13 May 1998, and Res. 1329, 30 November 2000.
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1994
Comprehensive Agreement on Human Rights in Guatemala
Comprehensive Agreement on Human Rights between the Government of the Republic of Guatemala and the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca, Mexico City, 29 March 1994, annexed to Letter dated 8 April 1994 from the UN Secretary-General to the President of the UN General Assembly and to the President of the UN Security Council, UN Doc. A/48/928-S/1994/448, 19 April 1994, Annex I.
ICTR Statute
Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan citizens responsible for genocide and other such violations committed in the territory of neighbouring States between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994, adopted by UN Security Council Res. 955, 8 November 1994, as amended by Res. 1165, 30 April 1998, Res. 1329, 30 November 2000, Res. 1411, 17 May 2002 and 1431, 14 August 2002.
San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflicts at Sea
San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflicts at Sea, Louise Doswald-Beck (ed.), 12 June 1994, Prepared by international lawyers and naval experts convened by the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, Cambridge University Press, 1995.
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1996
ILC Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind
Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind, adopted by the International Law Commission, 5 July 1996, reprinted in Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its forty-eighth session, 6 May–26 July 1996, UN Doc. A/51/10, 1996.
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1998
Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and IHL in the Philippines
Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, The Hague, 16 March 1998.
Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, presented to the UN Commission on Human Rights by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons, UN Doc. E/CN.4/1998/53/Add.2, 11 February 1998.
Helsinki Principles on the Law of Maritime Neutrality
Helsinki Principles on the Law of Maritime Neutrality, adopted by the International Law Association at its 68th Conference, Taipei, 30 May 1998.
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1999
UN Secretary-General’s Bulletin
Observance by United Nations Forces of International Humanitarian Law, Secretary-General’s Bulletin, UN Secretariat, UN Doc. ST/SGB/1999/13, 6 August 1999.
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2000
Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Violations of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Violations of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, annexed to The right to restitution, compensation and rehabilitation for victims of gross violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms: Final report of the Special Rapporteur of the UN Commission on Human Rights, submitted in accordance with UN Commission on Human Rights Res. 1999/33, UN Doc. E/CN.4/2000/62,18 January 2000.
UNTAET Regulation No. 2000/15
Regulation on the Establishment of Panels with Exclusive Jurisdiction over Serious Criminal Offences, UN Doc. UNTAET/REG/2000/15, Dili, 6 June 2000.
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2001
Bangkok Principles on Status and Treatment of Refugees
Final Text of the AALCO’s 1966 Bangkok Principles on Status and Treatment of Refugees, as adopted at the 40th session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO), New Delhi, 24 June 2001.
Draft Articles on State Responsibility
Draft articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts, adopted by the International Law Commission at its fifty-third session, 23 April–1 June and 2 July–10 August 2001, reprinted in Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fifty-third session, UN Doc. A/56/10, 2001, para. 76 (text of the draft articles) and para. 77 (text of the draft articles with commentaries thereto).
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2002
ICC Elements of Crimes
Finalized draft text of the Elements of Crimes, adopted by the 23rd Meeting of the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court, New York, 30 June 2000, Report of the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court, UN Doc. PCNICC/2000/INF/3/Add.2, Addendum, 6 July 2000, as adopted by the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, First Session, 3–10 September 2002, Official Records, UN Doc. ICC-ASP/1/3, 25 September 2002, and ICC-ASP/1/3/Corr.1, 31 October 2002.
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2004
Guidelines on the Treatment of Persons Rescued at Sea
International Maritime Organization (IMO), ‘Guidelines on the Treatment of Persons Rescued at Sea’, adopted in Resolution MSC.167 (78), 20 May 2004.
N’Djamena Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement on the Conflict in Darfur
Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement on the Conflict in Darfur, signed by the Government of Sudan, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, the Sudan Justice and Equality Movement, the African Union and the Chadian Mediation, N’Djamena, 8 April 2004.
N’Djamena Protocol on the Establishment of Humanitarian Assistance in Darfur
Protocol on the Establishment of Humanitarian Assistance in Darfur, signed by the Government of Sudan, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, the Sudan Justice and Equality Movement, the African Union and the Chadian Mediation, N’Djamena, 8 April 2004, annexed to the N’Djamena Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement, 8 April 2004.
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2005
Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of IHL
Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law, adopted by UN General Assembly Res. 60/147 of 16 December 2005.
ICRC Study on Customary International Humanitarian Law
ICRC Study on Customary International Humanitarian Law, published as Jean-Marie Henckaerts and Louise Doswald-Beck (eds), Customary International Humanitarian Law, Volume I: Rules, ICRC/Cambridge University Press, 2005, available at www.icrc.org/customary-ihl.
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2006
Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection
Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection, with commentary, adopted by the International Law Commission at its fifty-eight session, 1 May–9 June and 3 July–11 August 2006, reprinted in Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fifty-eight session, UN Doc. A/61/10, 2006.
Sanremo Manual on the Law of Non-International Armed Conflict
The Manual on the Law of Non-International Armed Conflict, With Commentary, Professor Michael N. Schmitt, Professor Charles H.B. Garraway and Professor Yoram Dinstein, International Institute of Humanitarian Law, Sanremo, 2006, reprinted in Israel Yearbook on Human Rights, Vol. 36, 2006, p. 333.
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2008
Montreux Document on Private Military and Security Companies
The Montreux Document on pertinent international legal obligations and good practices for States related to operations of private military and security companies during armed conflict, adopted at Montreux, 17 September 2008, ICRC/Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, August 2009.
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2009
Manual on International Law Applicable to Air and Missile Warfare
HPCR Manual on International Law Applicable to Air and Missile Warfare, Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research (HPCR) at Harvard University, Bern, 15 May 2009, and HPCR Manual on International Law Applicable to Air and Missile Warfare: Commentary, Massachusetts, March 2010, Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Updated EU Guidelines on Compliance with International Humanitarian Law
Updated European Union Guidelines on promoting compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL), Council of the European Union, Official Journal of the European Union 2009/C 303/12, 15 December 2009 (the original version dates from 2005, see Official Journal 2005/C 327/04).
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2011
Draft Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations
Draft Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations, with commentary, adopted by the International Law Commission at its sixty-third session, 26 April–3 June and 4 July–12 August 2011, reprinted in Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its sixty-third session, UN Doc. A/66/10, 2011.
Draft Articles on the Effects of Armed Conflicts on Treaties
Draft Articles on the Effects of Armed Conflicts on Treaties, with commentaries, adopted by the International Law Commission at its sixty-third session, 26 April–3 June and 4 July–12 August 2011, reprinted in Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its sixty-third session, UN Doc. A/66/10, 2011.
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2012
ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, adopted by the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the occasion of the 21st ASEAN Summit, Phnom Penh, 18 November 2012.
Copenhagen Process: Principles and Guidelines
The Copenhagen Process: Principles and Guidelines, The Copenhagen Process on the Handling of Detainees in International Military Operations, Copenhagen, 19 October 2012.
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2013
Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare
Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare, Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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2016
IAMSAR Manual
International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual, International Maritime Organization/International Civil Aviation Organization, Volumes I–III, London, 2016.
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IV. Military manuals
Argentina
Law of War Manual
Leyes de Guerra (Law of War), RC-46-1, Público, II Edición 1969, Ejército Argentino, edición original aprobado por el Comandante en Jefe del Ejército, Impreso en el Instituto Geográfica Militar, Buenos Aires, 9 May 1967, 2nd edition, 1969.
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Australia
Manual of the Law of Armed Conflict
Law of Armed Conflict, Australian Defence Doctrine Publication, Executive Series ADDP 06.4, Headquarters, Australian Defence Force, Defence Publishing Service, Canberra, 11 May 2006.
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Belgium
Specific Procedure on the Prisoners of War Information Bureau
Procédure spécifique : Structure et fonctionnement du Bureau de Renseignements sur les prisonniers de guerre (Specific Procedure: Structure and Functioning of the Prisoners of War Information Bureau), Ministère de la Défense, 2007.
Law of Armed Conflict Training Manual
Droit des conflits armés: manuel du cours pour conseillers en droit des conflits armés (Law of Armed Conflict: Course Manual for Advisers on the Law of Armed Conflict), Publication CDCA-DCA, Ecole royale militaire, Direction de la formation continue, edition of April 2009.
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Benin
Law of Armed Conflict Manual
Le Droit de la Guerre (The Law of Armed Conflict), III fascicules, Ministère de la Défense Nationale, Forces Armées du Bénin, 1995.
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Burundi
Regulation on International Humanitarian Law
Règlement n° 98 sur le droit international humanitaire (Regulation on International Humanitarian Law), Ministère de la Défense Nationale et des Anciens Combattants, Projet ‘Moralisation’ (BDI/B-05), Bujumbura, August 2007.
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Cameroon
Instructor’s Manual
Droit international humanitaire et droit de la guerre, Manuel de l’instructeur en vigueur dans les Forces Armées (International Humanitarian Law and the Law of War: Instructor’s Manual for the Armed Forces), Présidence de la République, Ministère de la Défense, Etat-major des Armées, edition of 1992.
Instructor’s Manual
Droit des conflits armés et droit international humanitaire, Manuel de l’instructeur en vigueur dans les forces de défense (Law of Armed Conflict and International Humanitarian Law: Instructor’s Manual for the Defence Forces), Présidence de la République, Ministère de la Défense, Etat-major des Armées, edition of 2006.
Disciplinary Regulations
Règlement de discipline générale dans les forces de défense (General Disciplinary Regulations in the Defence Forces), Décret n° 2007/199, Président de la République, 7 July 2007.
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Canada
LOAC Manual
The Law of Armed Conflict at the Operational and Tactical Levels, B-GJ-005-104/FP-021, Office of the Judge Advocate General, 13 August 2001.
Prisoner of War Handling Manual
Prisoner of War Handling: Detainees and Interrogation & Tactical Questioning in International Operations, Joint Doctrine Manual, B-GJ-005-110/FP-020, National Defence Headquarters, 1 August 2004.
Code of Conduct
Code of Conduct for CF Personnel, B-GG-005-027/AF-023, Office of the Judge Advocate General, February 2002.
Use of Force for CF Operations
Use of Force for CF Operations, Canadian Forces Joint Publication, B-GJ-005-501/FP-001, Chief of the Defence Staff, August 2008.
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Central African Republic
Military Manual
Le droit de la guerre (Law of War), Ministère de la défense, Forces armées centrafricaines, 1999.
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Chad
IHL Manual
Le droit international humanitaire adapté au contexte des opérations de maintien de l’ordre (International Humanitarian Law in Law-Enforcement Operations), Ministère des Armées, edition of 1996.
Instructor’s Manual
Droit international humanitaire : Manuel de l’instructeur en vigueur dans les forces armées et de sécurité (International Humanitarian Law: Instructor’s Manual for the Armed and Security Forces), Présidence de la République, Ministère de la Défense Nationale, Etat-major général des Armées, edition of 2006.
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Colombia
Operational Law Manual
Manual de Derecho Operacional (Operational Law Manual), Manual FF.MM 3-41 Público, Ministerio de Defensa Nacional, Comando General de las Fuerzas Militares, Santafé de Bogotá, 2009.
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Côte d’Ivoire
Teaching Manual
Droit de la guerre, Manuel d’instruction (Law of War, Teaching Manual), Ministère de la Défense, Forces Armées Nationales, November 2007.
Livre I: Instruction de base
Livre II: Instruction du gradé et du cadre, Manuel de l’instructeur
Livre III, Tome 1: Instruction de l’élève officier d’active de 1ère année, Manuel de l’élève
Livre III, Tome 2: Instruction de l’élève officier d’active de 2ème année, Manuel de l’instructeur
Livre IV: Instruction du chef de section et du commandant de compagnie, Manuel de l’élève
Livre V: Instruction de l’officier d’état-major
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Croatia
LOAC Compendium
Compendium ‘Law of Armed Conflicts’, Ministry of Defence, 1991.
Commanders’ Manual
Basic Rules of the Law of Armed Conflict – Commanders’ Manual, Ministry of Defence, 1992.
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Djibouti
Manual on International Humanitarian Law
Manuel sur le droit international humanitaire et les droits de l’homme applicables au travail du policier (Manual on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Applicable to Policing), Ministère de l’Intérieur, Direction Générale de la Police, June 2004.
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France
LOAC Teaching Note
Fiche didactique relative au droit des conflits armés (Teaching Note on the Law of Armed Conflict), annexée à Directive no 147 de la Ministère de la Défense, 4 January 2000.
LOAC Manual
Manuel du droit des conflits armés, Ministère de la Défense, Direction des Affaires Juridiques, Sous-Direction du droit international humanitaire et du droit européen, Bureau du droit des conflits armés 2012.
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Germany
Military Manual
Humanitarian Law in Armed Conflicts – Manual, Joint Service Regulation (ZDv) 15/2, DSK VV207320067, official English translation of ‘Humanitäres Völkerrecht in bewaffneten Konflikten – Handbuch’, Federal Ministry of Defence, Bonn, August 1992.
Military Manual
Law of Armed Conflict – Manual, Joint Service Regulation (ZDv) 15/2, DSK AV230100262, official English translation of ‘Humanitäres Völkerrecht in bewaffneten Konflikten – Handbuch’, Federal Ministry of Defence, Berlin, May 2013.
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Hungary
Military Manual
A Hadijog, Jegyzet a katonai, föiskolák hallgatói részére (Textbook of Military Martial Law: Notes for Students at the Military College), Magyar Honvédség Szolnoki Repülötiszti Föiskola (Hungarian National Defence College, Szolnok), 1992.
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Israel
Manual on the Rules of Warfare
Rules of Warfare on the Battlefield, Military Advocate-General’s Corps Command, IDF School of Military Law, Department of International Law, 2nd edition, 2006.
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Italy
LOAC Elementary Rules Manual
Regole elementari di diritto di guerra (Law of War Elementary Rules), SMD-G-012, Stato Maggiore della Difesa, I Reparto, Ufficio Addestramento e Regolamenti, Rome, 1991.
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Kenya
LOAC Manual
Law of Armed Conflict, Military Police Basic Course (ORS), 4 précis, The School of Military Police, 1997.
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Macedonia
Military Manual
International Law of War, by Dr Voislav Vasileski, Maring, Skopje, 1998.
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Madagascar
Military Manual
Le droit des conflits armés (The Law of Armed Conflict), Ministère des Forces Armées, August 1994.
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Mali
Army Service Regulations
Règlement du service dans l’armée, 1ère Partie: Discipline générale (Army Service Regulations, Part I: General Discipline), Ministère de la Défense Nationale, 1979.
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Mexico
Military Manual
Manual de derecho internacional humanitario para el Ejército y Fuerza Aérea Mexicanos (Manual of International Humanitarian Law for Mexican Army and Air Force), Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, 2009.
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Morocco
Disciplinary Regulations
Règlement de discipline général dans les Forces Armées Royales (General Disciplinary Regulations in the Royal Armed Forces), Dahir n° 1-74-383 du 15 rejeb 1394, 5 August 1974, published in Bulletin Officiel, 9 December 1974.
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Nepal
Army Handbook
Nepal Army Handbook on Law of Armed Conflict, Fighting by the Rules, Chief of the Army Staff, Nirendra Pd. Aryal, Brig. Gen. (JAG), 2011.
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Netherlands
Military Handbook
Handboek KL-Militair (Military Handbook), Voorschrift VS 2-1352, Koninklijke Landmacht (Royal Army), Druk 1, 3 October 2003.
Military Manual
Humanitair Oorlogsrecht: Handleiding (The Humanitarian Law of War: A Manual), Voorschift No. 27-412, Koninklijke Landmacht, Militair Juridische Dienst, September 2005.
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New Zealand
Military Manual
Interim Law of Armed Conflict Manual, DM 112, New Zealand Defence Force, Directorate of Legal Services, 26 November 1992.
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Nigeria
IHL Manual
International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Directorate of Legal Services, Nigerian Army, 1994.
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Peru
IHL Manual
Manual de Derecho Internacional Humanitario para las Fuerzas Armadas (Manual of International Humanitarian Law for the Armed Forces), Resolución Ministerial Nº 1394-2004-DE/CCFFAA/CDIH-FFAA, Centro del Derecho Internacional Humanitario de las Fuerzas Armadas, Lima, 1 December 2004, published in Diario Oficial ‘El Peruano’, 8 December 2004, p. 281904.
IHL and Human Rights Manual
Manual de Derecho Internacional Humanitario y Derechos Humanos para las Fuerzas Armadas (Manual of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights for the Armed Forces), Resolución Viceministerial No 049-2010/DE/VPD, Ministerio de Defensa, Dirección de Educación y Doctrina, Centro del Derecho Internacional Humanitario y Derechos Humanos de las Fuerzas Armadas, Lima, 21 May 2010.
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Philippines
Joint Circular on Adherence to IHL and Human Rights
Implementation Guidelines for Presidential Memorandum Order No. 393 dated 9 September 1991, Directing the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police to Reaffirm their Adherence to the Principles of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in the Conduct of Security/Police Operations, Joint Circular Number 2-91, Department of National Defense and Department of Interior and Local Government, 1991.
Air Power Manual
Air Power Manual, Philippine Air Force, Headquarters, Office of Special Studies, May 2000.
LOAC Teaching File
The Law of Armed Conflict, Teaching File for Instructors, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Quezon City, 2006.
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Russian Federation
Military Manual
Instructions on the Application of the Rules of International Humanitarian Law by the Armed Forces of the USSR, Appendix to Order No. 75 of the Defence Minister, 1990.
Regulations on the Application of IHL
Application of IHL Rules, Regulations for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Nastavlenie po mezhdunarodnomu gumanitarnomu pravu dlya Vooruzhennyh Sil Rossiiskoi Federatsii), Ministry of Defence, Moscow, 8 August 2001.
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Senegal
IHL Manual
Le Droit international humanitaire adapté au contexte des opérations de maintien de l’ordre (International Humanitarian Law in Law-Enforcement Operations), Ministère des Forces Armées, Haut Commandement de la Gendarmerie et Direction de la Justice Militaire, Cabinet, 1999.
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South Africa
Revised Civic Education Manual
Revised Civic Education Manual, South African National Defence Force, 2004.
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Spain
LOAC Manual
Orientaciones: el derecho de los conflictos armados (Guidelines on the Law of Armed Conflict), Publicación OR7-004, 2 tomos, Estado Mayor del Ejército, División de Operaciones, 18 March 1996.
LOAC Manual
Orientaciones: el derecho de los conflictos armados (Guidelines on the Law of Armed Conflict), Tomo 1, Publicación OR7–004 (2a edición), Ministerio de Defensa, Ejército de Tierra, Mando de Adiestramiento y Doctrina, Dirección de Doctrina, Orgánica y Materiales, 2 November 2007.
Law of the Sea Manual
Manual de Derecho del Mar (Law of the Sea Manual), 2 Volumes, Estado Mayor de la Armada, Ministerio de Defensa, Madrid, May 2016.
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Sri Lanka
Military Manual
A Soldier’s Guide to the Law of Armed Conflict, Sri Lanka Army Headquarters, Colombo, 20 November 2003.
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Sweden
IHL Manual
International Humanitarian Law in Armed Conflict, with reference to the Swedish Total Defence System, Swedish Ministry of Defence, January 1991.
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Switzerland
Military Manual
Lois et coutumes de la guerre (Laws and Customs of War), Manuel 51.7/III dfi, Armée suisse, 1 January 1984.
Basic Military Manual
Lois et coutumes de la guerre (Extrait et commentaire) (Laws and Customs of War (Extracts and Commentary)), Règlement 51.7/II f, Armée suisse, 1 September 1987.
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Togo
Military Manual
Le Droit de la Guerre (The Law of War), III fascicules, Etat-major Général des Forces Armées Togolaises, Ministère de la Défense Nationale, 1996.
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Turkey
LOAC Manual
Guide to the Law of Armed Conflict of Armed Forces, Partnership for Peace Training Center Command, Turkish General Staff, Ankara, July 2001.
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Ukraine
Manual on the Application of IHL Rules
Manual on the Application of the Rules of International Humanitarian Law in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Order No. 400, Ministry of Defence, Kyiv, 11 September 2004.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Military Manual
The Law of War on Land, being Part III of the Manual of Military Law, The War Office, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, London, 1958.
Manual of the Law of Armed Conflict
The Manual of the Law of Armed Conflict, Joint Service Publication 383, UK Ministry of Defence, 1 July 2004, published by Oxford University Press, 2005.
Joint Doctrine Prisoners of War
Prisoners of War, Joint Doctrine Publication 1-10.1, Ministry of Defence, Chiefs of Staff, July 2006.
Joint Medical Doctrine
Joint Medical Doctrine, Joint Doctrine Publication 4-03, 3rd edition, promulgated as directed by the Chiefs of Staff, May 2011.
Joint Doctrine Captured Persons
Captured Persons (CPERS), Joint Doctrine Publication 1-10, 3rd edition, promulgated as directed by the Chiefs of Staff, January 2015.
Allied Joint Doctrine for Medical Support, with UK National Elements
Allied Joint Doctrine for Medical Support, with UK National Elements, Ministry of Defence, NATO Standard Allied Joint Publication-4.10(B), published by NATO Standardization Office, May 2015.
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United States of America
Navy Regulations
U.S. Navy Regulations and Naval Instructions, 1913, Government Printing Office, Washington D.C., 25 June 1913.
Field Manual
The Law of Land Warfare, Field Manual 27-10, Department of the Army, Washington D.C., 18 July 1956, as modified by Change No. 1, 15 July 1976.
Air Force Pamphlet
Air Force Pamphlet 110-31, International Law – The Conduct of Armed Conflict and Air Operations, US Department of the Air Force, 1976.
Air Force Commander’s Handbook
Commander’s Handbook on the Law of Armed Conflict, Air Force Pamphlet 110-34, Judge Advocate General, Department of the Air Force, Judge Advocate General, Washington D.C., 25 July 1980.
Operational Law Handbook
Operational Law Handbook, JA 422, Center for Law and Military Operations and International Law Division, The Judge Advocate General’s School, United States Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1993.
Army Regulation on Enemy Prisoners, Retained Personnel, Civilian Internees and Other Detainees
Military Police: Enemy Prisoners of War, Retained Personnel, Civilian Internees and Other Detainees, Army Regulation 190-8/OPNAVINST 3461.6/AFJI 31-304/MCO 3461.1, Headquarters, Departments of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps, Washington D.C., 1 October 1997.
Combat Search and Rescue
Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Combat Search and Rescue, Joint Publication 3-50.21, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington D.C., 23 March 1998.
Air Force Combat Search and Rescue
Combat Search and Rescue, Air Force Doctrine Document 2-1.6, Secretary of the Air Force, Washington D.C., 30 September 1998.
Manual on the Medical Company
The Medical Company: Tactics, Techniques and Procedures, Army Field Manual 4-02.6, Department of the Army, Washington D.C., August 2002.
Army Uniforms and Insignia
Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia, Army Regulation 670-1, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C., 3 February 2005.
Personnel Recovery
Personnel Recovery, Joint Publication 3-50, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington D.C., 5 January 2007.
Naval Handbook
The Commander’s Handbook on the Law of Naval Operations, NWP 1-14M/MCWP 5-12.1/COMDTPUB P5800.7A, Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and Headquarters, US Marine Corps, Department of Homeland Security and US Coast Guard, Washington D.C., edition of July 2007.
Amphibious Operations
Amphibious Operations, Joint Publication 3-02, Department of Defense, Washington D.C., 10 August 2009.
Law of War Deskbook
Law of War Deskbook, International and Operational Law Department, The United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, Charlottesville, Virginia, January 2010.
Manual for Military Commissions
Manual for Military Commissions, Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, published in implementation of Chapter 47A of Title 10, United States Code, as amended by the Military Commissions Act of 2009, 10 U.S.C, sections 948a, et seq., edition of April 2010.
Mortuary Affairs
Mortuary Affairs, Joint Publication 4-06, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington D.C., 12 October 2011.
Law of Armed Conflict Deskbook
Law of Armed Conflict Deskbook, International and Operational Law Department, The United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2012.
Army Health System
Army Health System, Field Manual 4-02, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C., August 2013 (supersedes Army Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures 4-02, October 2011).
Joint Targeting
Joint Targeting, Joint Publication 3-60, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington D.C., 31 January 2013.
Religious Affairs in Joint Operations
Religious Affairs in Joint Operations, Joint Publication 1-05, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 20 November 2013.
Manual on Detainee Operations
Detainee Operations, Joint Publication 3-63, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington D.C., 13 November 2014.
Law of War Manual
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Office of General Counsel, Department of Defense, Washington D.C., June 2015, as updated December 2016.
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V. National legislation
Algeria
Code of Military Justice
Code de Justice Militaire, Ordonnance no 71-28 du 22 avril 1971 portant code de justice militaire, modifiée et complétée, 22 April 1971, published in Journal Officiel, No. 38 du 11 mai 1971.
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Antigua and Barbuda
Red Cross Act
Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross Society Act, Act no. 5 of 1983 for the incorporation of the Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross Society and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith, 22 July 1983, published in Gazetted, 4 August 1983.
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Australia
ICC Act
International Criminal Court Act 2002, an Act to facilitate compliance by Australia with obligations under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and for related purposes, Act No. 41 of 2002, 27 June 2002.
Geneva Conventions Act, as amended
Geneva Conventions Act 1957, Act No. 103 of 1957 as amended, an Act to enable effect to be given to certain Conventions done at Geneva on 12 August 1949 and to a Protocol additional to those Conventions done at Geneva on 10 June 1977, and for related purposes, adopted on 18 December 1957, published in Gazette, 1959;
as amended by an Act to amend the Geneva Conventions Act 1957, Act No. 27 of 1991, adopted on 4 March 1991 and published in Acts of the Parliament of the Commonwealth 1991, Vol. I, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1992, pp. 929–1006, and an Act to amend the Criminal Code Act 1995 and certain other Acts in consequence of the enactment of the International Criminal Court Act 2002, and for other purposes, Act No. 42 of 2002, assented to on 27 June 2002.
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Austria
Red Cross Protection Law
Bundesgesetz über die Anerkennung des Österreichischen Roten Kreuzes und den Schutz des Zeichens des Roten Kreuzes (Rotkreuzgesetz – RKG) (Federal Law on the Recognition of the Austrian Red Cross and the Protection of the Red Cross Emblem (Red Cross Law)), 6 December 2007, published in Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich (BGBl.), Part I, No. 33, 11 January 2008.
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Azerbaijan
Emblem Law
Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the use and protection of the red cross and red crescent emblems, No. 128-IIQ, 8 May 2001, published in Collection of Legislative Acts of the Republic of Azerbaijan, No. 6, 30 June 2001, Article 382, pp. 1060–1064.
Criminal Code
Azərbaycan Respublikasının Cinayət Məcəlləsi (Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan), 30 December 1999.
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Belarus
Law on the Emblem
Law on the use and protection of the emblem of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent in the Republic of Belarus, Law No. 382-3, 12 May 2000, National Registry of the Legal Acts of the Republic of Belarus, 3 May 2000, 4/1168, published in Vedomosti of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, 2000, N13, p. 121.
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Belgium
Penal Code, as amended
Code pénal du 8 juin 1867 (Penal Code), 8 June 1867, as amended by Loi du 5 août 2003 relative aux violations graves du droit international humanitaire (Law relating to grave breaches of international humanitarian law), 5 August 2003, published in Moniteur belge, No. 286, 7 August 2003, 2nd edition, p. 40506.
Law on Protection of the Emblem
Loi du 4 juillet 1956 relative à la protection des dénominations, signes et emblèmes de la Croix-Rouge (Law relating to the protection of the names, signs and emblems of the Red Cross), 4 July 1956, published in Moniteur belge, No. 193, 11 July 1956, p. 4616.
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Belize
Red Cross Act
Belize Red Cross Society Act, Act no. 12 of 1983: an act to provide for the incorporation of the Belize Red Cross Society and for matters connected therewith, 18 August 1983, published in Official Gazette, 27 August 1983.
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Bolivia
Emblem Law
Ley No 2390 del Uso y la protección del emblema de la Cruz Roja (Law on the Use and Protection of the Red Cross Emblem), 23 May 2002, published in Gazetta Oficial de Bolivia, No. 2407, 19 June 2002.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Emblem Law
Law on the use and protection of the red cross emblem and the title of the Red Cross Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 29 April 2002, published in the Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina, No. 11/02, 30 May 2002, pp. 274–276.
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Botswana
Geneva Conventions Act
Geneva Conventions Act, Act no. 28 of 1970: an act to enable effect to be given in Botswana to certain international conventions made at Geneva on the twelfth day of August, nineteen hundred and forty nice, and for purposes connected therewith, 14 August 1970, published in Botswana government gazette extraordinary, Supplement F, 26 August 1970, 143 p.
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Brunei Darussalam
National Society Incorporation Act
Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Negara Brunei Darussalam (Incorporation) Act, An Act to incorporate the Red Cross Society by the name of Persuatan Bulan Sabit Merah Negara Brunei Darussalam, 28 November 1990.
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Burkina Faso
Decree Introducing IHL in the Armed Forces
Arrêté n° 94-0125/DEF/CAB portant institution du Droit International Humanitaire (D.I.H.) au sein des Forces Armées (Decree introducing International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in the Armed Forces), 26 December 1994.
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Burundi
Law on Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes
Loi n° 1/004 du 8 mai 2003 portant répression du crime de génocide, des crimes contre l’humanité et des crimes de guerre (Law on the repression of the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes), 8 May 2003, published in Bulletin officiel du Burundi, Vol. 42, No. 5, 1 May 2003, pp. 136–142.
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Cambodia
Law on the Establishment of the ECCC, as amended
Law on the Establishment of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia for the Prosecution of Crimes Committed during the Period of Democratic Kampuchea, 10 August 2001, published in Royal Gazette, Vol. 9, No. 30, 15 August 2001, pp. 2149–2170; as amended on 27 October 2004, published in Royal Gazette, Vol. 4, No. 40, 31 October 2004, pp. 2149–2170.
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Canada
Geneva Conventions Act, as amended
Geneva Conventions Act, An Act respecting the Geneva Conventions, 1949, 1985, published in Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Vol. V, 1985, chapter G-3;
as amended by An Act to amend the Geneva Conventions Act, the National Defence Act and the Trade-marks Act, 12 June 1990, published in Canada Gazette, Part III, Vol. 13, 14 September 1990, chapter 14;
as amended by An Act to amend the Geneva Conventions Act, an Act to incorporate the Canadian Red Cross Society and the Trade-marks Act, 22 June 2007, published in Canada Gazette, Part III, Vol. 30, No. 2, 31 July 2007, chapter 26.
Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, as amended
Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, An Act respecting genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes and to implement the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, 29 June 2000, published in Canada Gazette, Part III, Vol. 23, No. 3, 9 August 2000, chapter 24;
as amended by An Act to amend the Criminal Code (organized crime and law enforcement) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, assented to on 18 December 2001, published in Canada Gazette, Part III, Vol. 24, No. 5, 13 February 2002, chapter 32.
Trademark Act
An act to amend the Geneva Conventions Act, An Act to incorporate the Canadian Red Cross Society and the Trade-mark Act, 22 June 2007, published in Canada Gazette, Part III, Vol. 30, No. 2, 31 July 2009, 9 p.
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Chile
Emblem Law, as amended
Ley núm. 6.371, de 1939, que protege el Emblema de la Cruz Roja (Law protecting the Red Cross Emblem), 8 August 1939;
as amended by Ley núm. 19.511, Modifica la Ley núm. 6.371, de 1939, que protege el Emblema de la Cruz Roja (Law amending the Law protecting the Red Cross Emblem), 31 July 1997, published in Diario Oficial de la República de Chile, No. 35.858, 3 September 1997, p. 2.
Law on Crimes against Humanity, Genocide and War Crimes
Ley núm. 20.357, que tipifica crímenes de lesa humanidad y genocidio y crímenes y delitos de guerra (Law repressing crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes), 26 June 2009, published in Diario Oficial de la República de Chile, 18 July 2009.
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China, People’s Republic of
Red Cross Act
Law on the Red Cross Society, 31 October 1993.
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Colombia
Emblem Law
Ley 875 del 2 de enero de 2004 por la cual se regula el uso del emblema de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja y otros emblemas protegidos por los Convenios de Ginebra del 12 de agosto de 1949 y sus protocolos adicionales (Law regulating use of the emblem of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent and other emblems protected by the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and their Additional Protocols), 2 January 2004, published in Diario Oficial, No. 45.418, 2 January 2004.
Decree No. 138
Decreto No. 138 por el cual se reglamentan los artículos 5, 6, 14 y 18 de la Ley 875 de 2004 y se dictan otras disposiciones (Decree regulating Articles 5, 6, 14 and 18 of Law No. 875 of 2004 and establishing other provisions), adopted by the President on 25 January 2005, published in Diario Oficial, No. 45.804, 27 January 2005.
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Croatia
Criminal Code
Criminal Code, 21 October 1997, as amended in 2003, published in Official Gazette, No. 110, 21 October 1997.
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Cyprus
Additional Protocol III Act
Additional Protocol (Protocol III) to the Geneva Conventions (Ratification) Law, A law to ratify the additional protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem (Protocol III) and providing for related matters, 2 November 2007, published in Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus, No. 4095, 2 November 2007, pp. 793–794.
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Denmark
Criminal Code
Criminal Code, 27 September 2005, amended by Act Nos. 1389 and 1400 of 21 December 2005.
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Ethiopia
Criminal Code
Criminal Code of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Proclamation no. 414/2004, Repeals the Penal Code of the Empire of Ethiopia of 1957, 9 May 2004.
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Fiji
Geneva Conventions Promulgation
Promulgation No. 52 of 2007: A Promulgation to enable effect to be given to certain Conventions done at Geneva on 12 August 1949 and to the Protocols additional to those Conventions done at Geneva on 8 June 1977, and 8 December 2005, and for related purposes, Republic of Fiji Islands Government Gazette Extraordinary, Vol. 7, No. 100, 29 December 2007, amended as Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Promulgation 2009.
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Finland
Penal Code, as amended
Penal Code, Act No. 39/1889, 19 December 1889; as amended by Act No. 212/2008, Chapter 11, War crimes and crimes against humanity (Laki rikoslain muuttamisesta), 11 April 2008, published in Suomen säädöskokoelma, 17 April 2008, pp. 525–530.
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France
Penal Code, as amended
Loi no 92-683 du 22 juillet 1992 portant réforme des dispositions générales du code pénal (Law reforming the general provisions of the Penal Code), 22 July 1992, published in Journal officiel de la République française, No. 169, 23 July 1992 p. 9864, NOR: JUSX8900136L;
as further amended in 1992 and 1993 and amended by Loi no 2010-930 du 9 août 2010 portant adaptation du droit pénal à l’institution de la Cour pénale internationale (Law adapting criminal law to the establishment of the International Criminal Court), 9 August 2010, published in Journal officiel de la République française, No. 183, 10 August 2010, p. 14678, NOR: JUSX0500268L.
Code of Military Justice
Code de justice militaire (Code of Military Justice), 21 July 1982, as amended on 11 November 2012.
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Georgia
Emblem Law
Law No. 902 on the Red Cross and Red Crescent emblem and designation, 2 October 1997, published in Parlamentis Utskebani, No. 43, 30 October 1997, pp. 8–10.
Criminal Code
Criminal Code, 22 July 1999, as amended on 14 August 2003 by the Law of Georgia on Amendments to the Criminal Code of Georgia.
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Germany
Code of Administrative Offences
Gesetz über Ordnungswidrigkeiten (OWiG) (Code of Administrative Offences), 24 May 1968, published in Bundesgesetzblatt (BGBl.), Part I, No. 33, 30 May 1968, pp. 481–502.
Red Cross Act
Gesetz über das Deutsche Rote Kreuz und andere freiwillige Hilfsgesellschaften im Sinne der Genfer Rotkreuz-Abkommen (DRK-Gesetz – DRKG) (Act on the German Red Cross and other voluntary societies as defined in the Geneva Conventions), 5 December 2008, published in Bundesgesetzblatt (BGBl.), Part I, No. 56, 10 December 2008, p. 2346.
Civil Code
Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (Civil Code), 18 August 1896, amended several times.
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Ghana
Geneva Conventions Act
Geneva Conventions Act, 780th Act of Parliament, 6 January 2009, published in Official Gazette.
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Guatemala
Emblem Law, as amended
Ley de protección y uso del Emblema de la Cruz Roja (Law on protection and use of the Red Cross Emblem), 4 November 1997, Decreto número 102-97 del Congreso de la República, published in Diario de Centro América, No. 78, 18 November 1997, pp. 2562–2566;
as amended by Decreto número 27-2011 : reformas al Decreto número 102-97 del Congreso de la República, Ley de protección y uso del emblema de la Cruz Roja (Decree amending Decree No. 102-97 on protection and use of the Red Cross Emblem), 8 December 2011, published in Diario de Centro América, No. 40, 8 December 2011, pp. 1–2.
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Guinea
Emblem Law
Loi L/95010/CTRN portant usage et protection de l’emblème et du nom de la Croix-Rouge guinéenne (Law on the use and protection of the emblem and name of the Guinean Red Cross), 9 May 1995, published in Journal Officiel, No. 10, 25 May 1995, pp. 494–660.
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Haiti
Red Cross Act
Presidential Decree on the Haitian Red Cross Society, 6 October 1953, published in Statuts de la Croix Rouge haitienne, Mars 1954.
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India
Geneva Conventions Act
Geneva Conventions Act, 1960, An Act to enable effect to be given to certain international Conventions done at Geneva on the twelfth day of August, 1949, to which India is a party, and for purposes connected therewith, Act No. 6 of 1960, 12 March 1960, published in Gazette of India, No. 7, 12 March 1960, pp. 208–215.
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Indonesia
Penal Code
Act No. 1 of 1946 regarding the Revision of the Penal Code, 26 February 1946, published in Yogyakarta on 26 February 1946, State Gazette 1946, No. 1, pp. 1–7.
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Iraq
Law Establishing the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal
Law No. 10/2005 establishing the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal, 9 October 2005, published in Al-Waqa’i Al-Iraqiya, No. 4006, Year 47, 18 October 2005. Further to the promulgation of this law, the Elements of Crimes for the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal were adopted.
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Ireland
Geneva Conventions Act, as amended
Geneva Conventions Act, 1962, An Act to enable effect to be given so far as Ireland is concerned to certain provisions of the Conventions done at Geneva on the 12th day of August, 1949, relative to the amelioration of the condition of the wounded and sick in armed forces in the field, the amelioration of the condition of wounded and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea, the treatment of prisoners of war, and the protection of civilian persons in time of war, Act No. 11 of 21 April 1962, published in The Acts of the Oireachtas passed in the year 1962, pp. 114–487;
as amended by an Act to enable effect to be given to the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 adopted at Geneva on 8 June 1977 and for that purpose to amend the Geneva Conventions Act, 1962, the Red Cross Acts, 1938 to 1954, and section 1 of the Prisoners of War and Enemy Aliens Act, 1956, and to provide for connected matters, Act No. 35 of 13 July 1998, published in The Acts of the Oireachtas passed in the year 1998, pp. 827–908.
ICC Act
International Criminal Court Act : an act to provide for the punishment by courts in the State and by courts-martial of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and other offences within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, which was established under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, done at Rome on 17 July 1998 ; to enable effect to be given to requests by that Court for assistance in the investigation or prosecution of those offences, including requests to arrest and surrender persons, to freeze assets and to enforce any fines or forfeitures imposed by it ; to make provision in relation to any sittings of the Court that may be held in the State ; and to provide for related matters, 31 October 2006, published in Act of the Oireachtas, No. 30 of 2006.
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Japan
Trademark Act
Act 127 on Trademark, 13 April 1959.
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Jordan
Red Crescent Act
Amended Law of the Jordan Red Crescent Society for the Year 2009, 4 January 2009, published in Official Gazette, No. 3/2009.
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Kenya
Geneva Conventions Act
The Geneva Conventions Act, An Act of Parliament to enable effect to be given to certain International Conventions done at Geneva on the 12th August 1949, and for purposes incidental thereto, Act No. 51 of 19 November 1968, published in The Acts 1968, No. 51 of 1968, pp. 519ff.
ICC Act
International Crimes Act: an act of Parliament to make provision for the punishment of certain international crimes, namely genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, and to enable Kenya to co-operate with the International Criminal Court established by the Rome Statute in the performance of its functions, 24 December 2008.
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Liberia
Liberia National Red Cross Society Act
An Act to establish the Liberian National Red Cross Society, 21 August 2008.
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Lithuania
Law on the Red Cross Society and Emblems
Lietuvos Raudonojo Kryžiaus draugijos, Raudonojo Kryžiaus ir Raudonojo Pusmenulio emblemos ir pavadinimo istatymas (Law on the Lithuanian Red Cross Society, the Red Cross and Red Crescent emblems and name), No. VIII-1978, 10 October 2000, published in Valstybės žinios, No. 89-2744, 2000.
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Malawi
Geneva Conventions Act
Geneva Conventions Act: an act to enable effect to be given to certain International Conventions done at Geneva on the twelfth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine and for purposes connected therewith, 9 August 1967, published in Official Gazette, Laws of Malawi, Chapter 12:03, pp. 1–134.
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Malaysia
Geneva Conventions Act
Geneva Conventions Act, Act No. 5 of 1962: An Act to enable effect to be given to certain international conventions done at Geneva on the twelfth day of August, nineteen hundred and forty nine, and for purposes connected therewith, 16 April 1962, published in Gazette, Vol. VI, No. 4, 24 February 1962, p. 19.
Trade Marks Regulations
Trade Marks Regulations, 13 August 1997, published in Official Gazette, 16 November 1997.
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Mali
Emblem Law
Loi no 9/018 relative à l’utilisation et à la protection de l’emblème et du nom de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge au Mali (Law on the use and protection of the emblem and name of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent in Mali), 26 June 2009.
Code of Military Justice
Code de justice militiare (Code of Military Justice), Law no 95-042/AN-RM, 20 April 1995.
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Malta
Red Cross Act
Socjetà Maltija tas-Salib l-Ahmar (Malta Red Cross Society Act), Act VI of 1992, 1 December 1998, as amended in 2007.
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Mexico
Code of Military Justice
Codigo de Justicia Militar (Code of Military Justice), 28 August 1933, as amended in 2013, published in Diario oficial de la Federación, 31 August 1933.
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Montenegro
Emblem Law
Zakon o upotrebi i zaštiti znaka i naziva Crvenog krsta (Law on the Use and Protection of the Emblem and Name of the Red Cross), 14 December 2010.
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Namibia
Geneva Conventions Act
Geneva Conventions Act, 2003, Act to give effect to certain Conventions done at Geneva on 12 August 1949 and to certain Protocols additional to those Conventions done at Geneva on 10 June 1977; and to provide for matters relating thereto, Act No. 15, 28 November 2003, published in Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia, No. 3109, 18 December 2003.
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New Zealand
ICC Act
International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act, 6 September 2000, as amended in 2012.
Geneva Conventions Act
Geneva Conventions Act, Act No. 19, 1958: An act to enable effect to be given to certain International Conventions done at Geneva on the twelfth day of August, nineteen hundred and forty-nine and to certain Protocols additional to those Conventions, and for purposes connected therewith, 18 September 1958, as amended in 2012.
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Netherlands
ICC Act
Wet van 19 juni 2003, houdende regels met betrekking tot ernstige schendingen van het internationaal humanitair recht (Law of 19 June 2003, Containing Rules on Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law), 19 June 2003, published in Official Gazette of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, No. 270, 2003, 13 p.
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Nicaragua
Emblem Law
Ley n° 418 de Protección y Uso del Nombre y del Emblema de la Cruz Roja (Law on the Protection and Use of the Name and Emblem of the Red Cross), 26 February 2002, published in La Gaceta: Diario Oficial, No. 57, 22 March 2002, pp. 1995–1998.
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Niger
Penal Code, as amended
Loi n° 61-27 du 15 juillet 1961, portant institution du Code pénal (Law instituting the Penal Code), 15 July 1961, published in Journal officiel, 15 November 1961;
as amended in 2003 by Loi n° 2003-25 du 13 juin 2003 modifiant la loi n° 61-27 du 15 juillet 1961, portant institution du Code pénal (Law amending Law No. 61-27 instituting the Penal Code), published in Journal officiel spécial, No. 4, 7 April 2004.
Code of Military Justice
Loi No. 2003-010 du 11 mars 2003, portant Code de justice militiare (Code of Military Justice), 11 March 2003, published in Official Journal of the Republic of Niger, No. 6, 5 May 2003, pp. 357–381.
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Nigeria
Geneva Conventions Act
Geneva Conventions Act, 1960, An Act to enable effect to be given in the Federal Republic of Nigeria to certain international conventions done at Geneva on the twelfth day of August, nineteen hundred and forty-nine and for purposes connected therewith, Act No. 54 of 30 September 1960, published in Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, Revised edition, Vol. IX, CAP. 162, 1990, pp. 6265–6280.
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Norway
General Civil Penal Code
Lov 1902-05-22 nr. 10: Almindelig borgerlig Straffelov (General Civil Penal Code), 22 May 1902, as amended in 2005.
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Papua New Guinea
Geneva Conventions Act
Geneva Conventions Act, An act entitled Geneva Conventions Act 1975, being an Act to give effect in Papua New Guinea, as far as possible, to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, undated?.
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Philippines
Emblem Act
Red Cross and Other Emblems Act of 2013, An Act defining the use and protection of the red cross, red crescent, and red crystal emblems, providing penalties for violations thereof and for other purposes, Republic Act No. 10530, 7 May 2013.
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Poland
Penal Code
Penal Code, 6 June 1997, published in Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland, No. 88, 2 August 1997, item No. 553, pp. 2677–2716.
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Qatar
Trademarks Law
Law no. 9 of 2002 on trademarks, commercial indications, trade names, geographical indications and industrial designs, 15 June 2002.
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Republic of Korea
Red Cross Act
Law No. 25 on the Incorporation of the Republic of Korea National Red Cross, 30 April 1949, as amended in 4 December 1987.
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Russian Federation
Criminal Code
Уголовный кодекс Российской Федерации № 63-ФЗ от 13.06.1996 (Criminal Code), 13 June 1996, as amended in 2009.
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Serbia
Emblem Law
Zakon o upotrebi i zaštiti znaka i naziva Crvenog krsta (Law on the Use and Protection of the Emblem and Name of the Red Cross), 27 September 1996.
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Singapore
Geneva Conventions Act
The Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act, 12 November 2007, published in Government Gazette, No. 51 of 14 December 2007.
Red Cross Society Act
Singapore Red Cross Society (Incorporation) Act, An Act to incorporate the Singapore Red Cross, Act No. 16 of 1973, 28 March 1973, published in Government Gazette (Acts Supplement), No. 12, 3 April 1973, p. 285.
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South Africa
ICC Act
Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Act No. 27 of 2002, Act to provide for a framework to ensure the effective implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in South Africa; to ensure that South Africa conforms with its obligations set out in the Statute; to provide for the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes; to provide for the prosecution in South African courts of persons accused of having committed the said crimes in South Africa and beyond the borders of South Africa in certain circumstances; to provide for the arrest of persons accused of having committed the said crimes and their surrender to the said Court in certain circumstances; to provide for cooperation by South Africa with the said Court; and to provide for matters connected therewith, , 12 July 2002, published in Government Gazette, Vol. 445, No. 23642, 18 July 2002.
Emblem Act
South African Red Cross Society and Legal Protection of Certain Emblems Act, Act No. 10 of 2007, Act to provide statutory recognition for the South African Red Cross Society; and to provide statutory protection for certain emblems; and to provide for matters connected therewith, 9 August 2007, published in Government Gazette, Vol. 506, No. 30178, 16 August 2007.
Geneva Conventions Act
Implementation of the Geneva Conventions Act, Act No. 8 of 2012, Act to enact the Geneva Conventions and Protocols additional to those Conventions into law; to ensure prevention and punishment of grave breaches and other breaches of the Conventions and Protocols; and to provide for matters connected therewith, 11 July 2012, published in Government Gazette, Vol. 565, No. 35513, 12 July 2012.
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Spain
Military Penal Code
Ley Orgánica 13/1985, de 9 de diciembre, del Código Penal Militar (Military Penal Code) 9 December 1985, amended by Ley Orgánica 11/1995 of 27 November 1995 abolishing the death penalty in time of war, published in Boletín Oficial del Estado, No. 296, 11 December 1985.
Organic Law 1/2014
Ley orgánica 1/2014, de modificación de la Ley orgánica 6/1985 del Poder Judicial relativa a la justicia universal (Organic Law 1/2014 Modifying the Organic Law 6/1985 of the Judicial Power on universal jurisdiction), 13 March 2014.
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Sri Lanka
Geneva Conventions Act
Geneva Conventions Act, Act No. 4 of 2006, An Act to give effect to the First, Second, Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions on Armed Conflict and Humanitarian Law; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, 26 February 2006, published as a Supplement to Part II of the Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, 3 March 2006.
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Sweden
Act on the Protection of Emblems
Lag om skydd för kännetecken i den internationella humanitära rätten (Act on the protection of the emblems under international humanitarian law), 19 June 2014.
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Switzerland
Penal Code, as amended
Code pénal suisse (Swiss Penal Code), RS 311.0, 21 December 1937, published in Recueil officiel des lois fédérales, 1938, pp. 781–876;
taking into account amendments up to Ordonnance du 12 décembre 2008 sur l’adaptation des dispositions légales suite au transfert des unités de renseignements du Service d’analyse et de prévention au DDPS (Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports) (Ordinance of 12 December 2008 on the Adaptation of Legal Provisions Following the Transfer of Instruction Units of the Analysis and Prevention Service of the DDPS (Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport)), published in Recueil officiel des lois fédérales, 2008, pp. 6261–6268.
Military Penal Code
Code pénal militaire (Military Penal Code), 13 June 1927, as amended in 2007, published in Recueil systématique du droit fédéral, No. 321.0.
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Tajikistan
Emblem Law
Law on the use and protection of the Red Cross and Red Crescent emblems and appellations in the Republic of Tajikistan, Law No. 26, 12 May 2001.
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Thailand
Red Cross Act
The Red Cross Act, B.E. 2499, 1 August 1956, published in Government Gazette, Vol. 63, No. 73, 14 August 1956, pp. 924–929.
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Tunisia
Code of Military Justice
Décret n° 57-9 du 10 janvier 1957 portant promulgation du code de justice militaire (Code of Military Justice), 10 January 1957, as amended in 2011, published in Journal officiel de la République Tunisienne, No. 4, 11 January 1957, p. 34.
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Uganda
Geneva Conventions Act
Geneva Conventions Act, An Act to enable effect to be given to certain international conventions done at Geneva on the twelfth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine and for purposes connected therewith, 16 October 1964.
Penal Code
The Penal Code (Exclusive Use of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Emblems) Order, 1993 (under section 165 of the Penal Code), as published in Uganda Gazette, No. 1, Vol. LXXXVI, 8 January 1993.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Geneva Conventions Act, as amended
Geneva Conventions Act, 1957, an Act to enable effect to be given to certain international conventions done at Geneva on the twelfth day of August, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, and for purposes connected therewith (Chapter 52), 31 July 1957, published in The Public General Acts and Church Assembly Measures of 1957, pp. 543–682 (also applicable to Fiji, Gambia, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and Tuvalu);
amended by the Geneva Conventions (Amendments) Act, 1995, an Act to make provision for the amendment of the Geneva Conventions Act 1957 to enable effect to be given to the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 done at Geneva on 10 June 1977; and for connected purposes (Chapter 27), 19 July 1995, published in The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1995, 1997, pp. 1854–1920;
as amended by the Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Act, 2009, an Act to amend the Geneva Conventions Act 1957 so as to give effect to the Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 done on 8 December 2005; and to amend the United Nations Personnel Act 1997 so as to give effect to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 8 December 2005 (Chapter 6), 2 July 2009.
ICC Act
International Criminal Court Act, 2001, an Act to give effect to the Statute of the International Criminal Court; to provide for offences under the law of England and Wales and Northern Ireland corresponding to offences within the jurisdiction of that Court; and for connected purposes (Chapter 17), 11 May 2001, published in The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 2001, 2001, pp. 1261–1340;
as amended by the International Criminal Court Act (Overseas Territories) Order 2009, 8 July 2009;
as amended by the Coroners and Justice Act, 2009, an Act to amend the law relating to coroners, to investigation of deaths and to certification and registration of deaths; to amend the criminal law; to make provision about criminal justice and about dealing with offenders; to make provision about the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses; to make provision relating to the security of court and other buildings; to make provision about legal aid and about payments for legal services provided in connection with employment matters; to make provision for payments to be made by offenders in respect of benefits derived from the exploitation of material pertaining to offences; to amend the Data Protection Act 1998; and for connected purposes (Chapter 25), 12 November 2009.
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United States of America
Geneva Distinctive Emblems Code
Geneva Distinctive Emblems, United States Code, Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Part I – Crimes, Chapter 33 – Emblems, Insignia, and Names, section 706a, 25 June 1948.
Uniform Code of Military Justice, as amended
Uniform Code of Military Justice, United States Code, Title 10 – Armed Forces, Subtitle A – General Military Law, Part II – Personnel, Chapter 47, sections 801–946, adopted 5 May 1950;
as amended by the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, an Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, Public Law 109-364, 120 Stat. 2083, 17 October 2006, section 552.
War Crimes Act, as amended
Public Law 104-192 [H.R. 3680], an Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to carry out the international obligations of the United States under the Geneva Conventions to provide criminal penalties for certain war crimes, 21 August 1996, published in United States Code, Congressional and Administrative News, 104th Congress, X Session 1996, Vol. XX, 1996–1997, 110 Stat. p. 2104;
as amended by the Expanded War Crimes Act of 1997, an Act to amend title 18, United States Code, relating to war crimes, 105th Congress, 1st Session, 26 November 1997, Public Law 105-18 Title V, section 583, 111 Stat. 2436;
as amended by the Military Commissions Act of 2006, 17 October 2006, 18 United States Code, section 2441.
Geneva Distinctive Emblems Protection Act
Geneva Distinctive Emblems Protection Act of 2006, an Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and repress the misuse of the Red Crescent distinctive emblem and the Third Protocol (Red Crystal) distinctive emblem, Public Law 109-481, 12 January 2007.
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Vanuatu
Geneva Conventions Act
Geneva Conventions Act, 24 August 1982, amended in 1988, published in Laws of the Republic of Vanuatu, 1988, Chapter 150.
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Venezuela
Penal Code
Código penal (Penal Code), 20 October 2000, published in Official Gazette, No. 5.494, Year 128, 32p.
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Viet Nam
Law on Red Cross Activities
Law on Red Cross Activities, adopted by the 3rd session of the XIIth parliamentary term of the National Assembly, No. 11/2008/QH12, 3 June 2008.
Emblem protection
Law on Red Cross Activities, 3 June 2008.
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Zambia
Red Cross Act
Zambia Red Cross Society Act, 22 April 1966, as amended in 1994, published in The Laws of Zambia, 1966, Chapter 545.
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VI. National case law
Australia
Ohashi case
Military Court at Rabaul, In re Ohashi and others, Judgment, 23 March 1946, summarized in Annual Digest and Reports of Public International Law Cases, Vol. 13, 1946, p. 383.
Snedden case
High Court of Australia, Republic of Croatia v. Daniel Snedden, HCA 14, Order, 30 March 2010.
Tanaka Chuichi case
Military Court at Rabaul, Trial of Tanaka Chuichi and two others, Judgment, 12 July 1946, summarized in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. XI, 1949, p. 62.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Andrun case
Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Section I for War crimes, No. X-KRŽ-05/32, Verdict, 19 August 2008.
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Cameroon
Bagosora case
Cour d’Appel du Centre (Court of Appeals of the Centre Region), Ministère Public contre Théoneste Bagosora (Public Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora), Case No. 433/COR, Judgment, 15 March 1996.
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Canada
Ell case
Supreme Court, Ell v. Alberta, Judgment, 26 June 2003, [2003] 1 S.C.R. (Supreme Court Reports) 857.
Munyaneza case
Quebec Superior Court, Criminal Division, Province of Quebec, Her Majesty the Queen v. Désiré Munyaneza, Case No. 500-73-002500-052, Judgment, 22 May 2009, R.J.Q. (Recueil de jurisprudence du Québec) 1432.
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Colombia
Constitutional Case No. C-225/95
Constitutional Court, Sentencia C-225/95, Expediente No. L.A.T.-40, Constitutional revision of Additional Protocol II and the Law 171 of 16 December 1994 implementing this protocol, Judgment, 18 May 1995.
Constitutional Case No. C-291/07
Constitutional Court, Plenary Chamber, Sentencia C-291/07 Judgment, 25 April 2007.
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Denmark
Sarić case
– High Court (Ostre Landsrets)
Prosecutor v. Refik Sarić, Case No. S-3396-94, Judgment, 25 November 1994, published in Ugeskrift for Retsvaesen, 1995, p. 838.
– Supreme Court (Hojesteret)
The Attorney General v. Refik Sarić, Case No. I 447/1994, Judgment, 15 August 1995, published in Ugeskrift for Retsvaesen, 1995, p. 838, reported in Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Vol. I, 1998, p. 431.
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France
Bommer case
Permanent Military Tribunal at Metz, Trial of Alois and Anna Bommer and their daughters, Judgment, 19 February 1947, summarized in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. IX, 1949, p. 62.
Wagner case
Permanent Military Tribunal at Strasbourg, In re Wagner and others, Judgment, 3 May 1946, summarized in Annual Digest and Reports of Public International Law Cases, Vol. 13, 1946, p. 385.
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Germany
East German Expropriation case
Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht), Order of the Second Senate (Zweiter Senat), 26 October 2004, 2 BvR 955/00, 1038/01.
Fuel Tankers case
Federal Prosecutor General at the Federal Court of Justice (Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof), Investigation proceedings against Colonel (Oberst) Klein and Company Sergeant Major (Hauptfeldwebel) Wilhem because of suspected offences under the International Crimes Code and other offences (Ermittlungsverfahren gegen Oberst Klein und Hauptfeldwebel Wilhelm wegen des Verdachts einer Strafbarkeit nach dem VStGB und anderer Delikte), Case No. 3 BJs 6/10-4, Decision to Terminate Proceedings pursuant to section 170 para. 2 sentence 1 of the Penal Procedure Code (Einstellung des Verfahrens gemäß § 170 Abs. 2 Satz 1 StPO), 16 April 2010.
Sokolović case
– Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf (Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf), Prosecution v. Maksim Sokolović, Case No. 2 StE 6/97, Judgment, 29 November 1999.
– Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof), Prosecution v. Maksim Sokolović, Case No. 3 StR 372/00, Judgment, 21 February 2001, published in Neue Juristische Wochenschrift, 2001, Vol. 37, p. 2728.
Targeted Killing in Pakistan case
Federal Prosecutor General at the Federal Court of Justice, Aerial Drone Deployment on 4 October 2010 in Mir Ali, Pakistan, Case No. 3 BJs 7/12-4, Decision to Terminate Proceedings, 23 July 2013, published in International Law Reports, No. 157, pp. 722–761.
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Israel
Bassiouni case
Supreme Court sitting as High Court of Justice, Jaber al Bassiouni al Ahmed and others v. Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Israel, HCJ 9132/07, Judgment, 27 January 2008.
Al-Nawar case
High Court, Al-Nawar v. Minister of Defence, Case H.C. 574/82, Judgment, 11 August 1985, summarized in Israel Yearbook on Human Rights, Vol. 16, 1986, pp. 321–328.
Physicians for Human Rights v. Prime Minister of Israel and others
Supreme Court sitting as High Court of Justice, Physicians for Human Rights and others v. Prime Minister of Israel and others & Gisha Legal Centre for Freedom of Movement and others v. Minister of Defence, HCJ 201/09 & HCJ 248/09, Judgment, 19 January 2009.
Public Committee against Torture in Israel case
Supreme Court, The Public Committee against Torture in Israel and others v. Government of Israel and others, HCJ 769/02, Judgment, 14 December 2006.
Tzemel case
Supreme Court sitting as High Court of Justice, Leah Tzemel, Attorney, and others v. The Minister of Defence and Commander of the Antzar Camp, HCJ 593/82, Judgment, 13 July 1983, summarized in Israel Yearbook on Human Rights, Vol. 13, 1983, pp. 360–364.
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Italy
Hass and Priebke case
– Military Tribunal of Rome, In re Hass and Priebke, Judgment in Trial of First Instance, No. 322, 22 July 1997, published in Rassegna della Giustizia Militare, Nos 1-2-3, 1999, p. 103.
– Military Appeals Court, In re Hass and Priebke, Judgment on Appeal, No. 24, 7 March 1998, published in Rassegna della Giustizia Militare, Nos 4-5-6, 1999, p. 25.
– Supreme Court of Cassation, In re Hass and Priebke, Judgment in Trial of Third Instance, No. 1295, 16 November 1998, published in Rassegna della Giustizia Militare, Nos 4-5-6, 1999, p. 145.
Kappler case
Military Tribunal of Rome, In re Kappler, Judgment, 20 July 1948, summarized in Annual Digest and Reports of Public International Law Cases, Vol. 15, 1948, p. 471.
Priebke case
– Military Tribunal of Rome, In re Priebke, Judgment in Trial of First Instance, No. 305, 1 August 1996, published in Rassegna della Giustizia Militare, Nos. 1-2-3, 1999, p. 27.
– Supreme Court of Cassation, In re Priebke, Judgment Cancelling Verdict of First Instance (Trial of Second Instance), 15 October 1996, published in Rassegna della Giustizia Militare, Nos 1-2-3, 1999, p. 79.
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Netherlands
Awochi case
Temporary Court-Martial at Batavia, Trial of Washio Awochi, summarized in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. XIII, 1949, p. 122.
Mpambara case
– District Court (Rechtbank), The Hague, Mpambara case, Judgment, 23 March 2009, LJ number BK0520.
– Court of Appeal (Gerechtshof), The Hague, Mpambara case, Judgment, 7 July 2011, LJ Number BR0686.
Rauter case
– Special Court (War Criminals) at The Hague, In re Rauter, Judgment, 4 May 1948, published in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. XIV, 1949, p. 88.
– Special Court of Cassation, In re Rauter, Judgment, 12 January 1949, summarized in Annual Digest and Reports of Public International Law Cases, Vol. 16, 1949, p. 526.
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Poland
Hoess case
Supreme National Tribunal of Poland, Trial of Obersturmbannfürher Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Hoess, Judgment, 11–29 March 1947, summarized in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. VII, 1948, p. 11.
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Spain
Case No. 27/2007
High Court of Spain, Case No. 27/2007, Central Court of Instruction, Madrid, 17 March 2014.
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Sweden
Haisam Omar Sakhanh case
Stockholm District Court (Stockholms tingsrätt), Case No. B 378716 (Haisam Omar Sakhanh), Judgment, 16 February 2017.
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Switzerland
A. v. Ministère Public de la Confédération case
Federal Criminal Court, A. v. Ministère Public de la Confédération, B. and C., Judgment, 25 July 2012.
Grabež case
Military Tribunal at Lausanne, Prosecutor v. Goran Grabež, Judgment, 18 April 1997, published in American Journal of International Law, Vol. 92, 1998, p. 78.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Almelo Trial
Military Court at Almelo, Trial of Otto Sandrock and three others (aka ‘Almelo Trial’), Judgment, 24–26 November 1945, published in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. I, 1947, p. 35.
Brown (Bajinja) and others case
High Court of Justice Divisional Court, Vincent Brown aka Vincent Bajinja and others v. The Government of Rwanda and the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Case No. CO/6247/2008, Judgment, 8 April 2009.
Eck case (The Peleus Trial)
Military Court at Hamburg, Trial of Hans Eck and Four Others (The Peleus Trial), Judgment of 17–20 October 1945, summarized in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. I, 1947, p. 1.
Essen Lynching case
Military Court at Essen, The Essen Lynching Case, Judgment, 21–22 December 1945, summarized in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. I, 1947, p. 88.
Ganić case
City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court, The Government of the Republic of Serbia v. Ejup Ganić, Judgment, 27 July 2010, [2010] EW Misc 11 (MC).
Gerike case
Military Court at Brunswick, Trial of Heinrich Gerike and seven others (aka ‘The Velpke Children’s Home case’), Trial, 20 March–3 April 1946, summarized in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. VII, 1948, pp. 76–81.
Jones and others case
House of Lords, Opinions of the Lords of Appeal for Judgment in the Cause, Jones (Respondent) v. Ministry of Interior Al-Mamlaka Al-Arabiya AS Saudiya (the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (Appellants); Mitchell and others (Respondents) v. Al-Dali and others and Ministry of Interior Al-Mamlaka Al-Arabiya AS Saudiya (the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (Appellants); Jones (Appellant) v. Ministry of Interior Al-Mamlaka Al-Arabiya AS Saudiya (the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) (Respondents) (Conjoined Appeals), Judgment, 14 June 2006, [2006] UKHL 26.
Kramer case
Military Court at Lüneburg, In re Kramer and others (aka ‘Auschwitz and Belsen concentration camps case’), Judgment, 17 November 1945, summarized in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. II, 1947, p. 1.
R (on the application of Maya Evans) v. Secretary of State for Defence
High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Divisional Court, The Queen (on the application of Maya Evans) v. Secretary of State for Defence, Case No. CO/11949/2008, Judgment, 25 June 2010.
Rohde case
Military Court at Wuppertal, Trial of Werner Rohde and eight others, Judgment, 29 May–1 June 1946, summarized in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. V, 1948, p. 54.
Serdar Mohammed and others v. Ministry of Defence
–Judgment
High Court of Justice Queen’s Bench Division, Royal Courts of Justice, Serdar Mohammed and others v. Ministry of Defence, Case No. HQ12X03367, Judgment, 2 May 2014.
– Appeal Judgment
England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division), Serdar Mohammed and others v. Ministry of Defence, Case Nos A2/2014/1862, A2/2014/4084 and A2/2014/4086, Judgment, 30 July 2015.
– Supreme Court Judgment
United Kingdom Supreme Court, Abd Ali Hameed Al-Waheed (Appellant) v. Ministry of Defence (Respondent); Serdar Mohammed (Respondent) v. Ministry of Defence (Appellant), [2017] UKSC 2, Judgment, 17 January 2017.
Trial of Karl-Heinz Moehle
British Military Court at Hamburg, Case No. 54, Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, selected and prepared by the United Nations War Crimes Commission, Volume IX, pp. 75–82.
Tyrolt case
Military Court at Helmstedt, Trial of Georg Tyrolt and others, Trial, 20 May–24 June 1946, referenced in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. VII, p. 81.
Zyklon B case
Military Court at Hamburg, Trial of Bruno Tesch and two others (aka ‘The Zyklon B case’), 1–8 March 1946, summarized in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. I, 1947, p. 93.
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United States of America
Altstötter case
Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, In re Altstötter and others (aka ‘The Justice Trial’), Judgment, 4 December 1947, summarized in Annual Digest and Reports of Public International Law Cases, Vol. 14, 1947, p. 278.
Al Warafi case
US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, Mukhtar Yahia Naji Al Warafi v. Barack Obama, Case No. 11-5276, Judgment, 24 May 2013.
Demjanjuk case
US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, John Demjanjuk v. Joseph Petrovsky and others, Case No. 85-3435, Judgment, 31 October 1985, published in Federal Reporter, Vol. 776, 1985, p. 571.
Dostler case
Military Commission at Rome, Trial of General Anton Dostler, Commander of the 75th German Army Corps, Judgment, 8–12 October 1945, summarized in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. I, 1947, p. 22.
Flick case
Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, In re Flick and others (aka ‘The Flick case’), Judgment, 22 December 1947, summarized in Annual Digest and Reports of Public International Law Cases, Vol. 14, 1947, p. 266.
Hadamar Trial
Military Commission in Wiesbaden, Trial of Alfons Klein and six others (aka ‘The Hadamar Trial’), 8–15 October 1945, summarized in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. I, 1947, p. 46.
Hamdan case
– Government Brief on the Merits, Brief for Respondents, submitted 23 February 2006.
– Supreme Court, Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Petitioner v. Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, and others, Judgment, 29 June 2006, 548 US 557, 126 S. Ct. 2749.
– Guantanamo Military Commission, United States of America v. Salim Ahmed Hamdan, Ruling on Defence Motion for Article 5 Status Determination, 17 December 2007.
Hostages case
Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Military Tribunal V, The United States of America v. Wilhelm List and eleven others, Judgment, 19 February 1948, published in Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals Under Control Council Law No. 10, Nuernberg, October 1946–April 1949, Volume XI, United States Printing Office, Washington, 1950, pp. 757–1319, aka ‘The Hostages Trial’, Trial of 8 July 1947–19 February 1948, summarized in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. VIII, 1949, pp. 34–92.
I.G. Farben Trial
Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Trial of Carl Krauch and twenty-two others (aka ‘The I.G. Farben Trial’), Trial of 14 August 1947–29 July 1948, summarized in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. X, 1949, p. 1.
Krupp case
Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Military Tribunal III, The United States of America v. Alfried Felix Alwyn Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach and eleven others, Judgment, 31 July 1948, published in Trials of War Criminals before the Nuernberg Military Tribunals under Control Council Law No. 10, Nuernberg, October 1946–April 1949, Volume IX, United States Printing Office, Washington, 1950, pp. 1327–1484; aka ‘The Krupp Trial’, Trial of 17 November 1947–30 June 1948, summarized in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. X, 1949, p. 69.
Milch case
Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Trial of Erhard Milch, 20 December 1946–17 April 1947, summarized in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. VII, 1948, p. 27.
Pohl case
Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, United States v. Oswald Pohl and others, Judgment, 3 November 1947, reprinted in Trials of War Criminals before the Nuremberg Military Tribunals under Control Council Law No. 10, Vol. V, 1997, p. 958.
Siderman de Blake v. Republic of Argentina
US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Siderman de Blake v. Republic of Argentina, Case No. 85-5773, Judgment, 22 May 1992, published in Federal Reporter, Vol. 965, 1992, p. 699.
Surrender of Elizaphan Ntakirutimana case
US District Court for the Southern District of Texas – Laredo Division, In the Matter of the Surrender of Elizaphan Ntakirutimana, Memorandum and Order, 17 December 1997, published in International Law Materials, Vol. 37, 1998, p. 398.
The Medical Trial
Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, In re Brandt and others (aka ‘The Medical Trial’), Judgment, 20 August 1947, summarized in Annual Digest and Reports of Public International Law Cases, Vol. 14, 1947, p. 296.
Von Leeb case
Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Trial of Wilhelm von Leeb and thirteen others (aka ‘The German High Command Trial’), Trial of 30 December 1947–28 October 1948, summarized in Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals, Vol. XII, 1949, p. 1.
Yousuf v. Samantar
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Yousuf v. Samantar, Case No. 08-1555, Judgment, 2 November 2012, published in Federal Reporter, Vol. 699, 2012, p. 763.
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VII. Decisions and judgments of international and mixed judicial and qasi-judicial bodies
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Association of Victims of Post Electoral Violence & INTERIGHTS v. Cameroon
Association of Victims of Post Electoral Violence & INTERIGHTS v. Cameroon, Communication No. 272/03, Decision, 46th Session, Banjul, 11–25 November 2009.
Centre for Free Speech v. Nigeria
Centre for Free Speech v. Nigeria, Communication No. 206/97, Decision, 26th Session, Kigali, 15 November 1999.
Commission Nationale des Droits de l’Homme et des Libertés v. Chad
Commission Nationale des Droits de l’Homme et des Libertés v. Chad, Communication No. 74/92, Decision, 18th Session, Praia, October 1995.
Civil Liberties Organisation and others v. Nigeria
Civil Liberties Organisation, Legal Defence Centre, Legal Defence and Assistance Project v. Nigeria, Communication No. 218/98, Decision, 29th Session, Tripoli, 23 April–7 May 2001.
Constitutional Rights Project v. Nigeria
Constitutional Rights Project (in respect of Wahab Akamu, G. Adega and others) v. Nigeria, Communication No. 60/91, Decision, 17th Session, Lomé, 13–22 March 1995.
Doebbler v. Sudan
Curtis Francis Doebbler v. Sudan, Communication No. 236/2000, Decision, 33rd Session, Niamey, 15–29 May 2003.
Malawi African Association and others v. Mauritania
Malawi African Association v. Mauritania, Communication No. 54/91 (combined with Amnesty International v. Mauritania (Communication No. 61/91); Ms Sarr Diop and others v. Mauritania (Communication No. 98/93); Collectif des Veuves et Ayants-droit v. Mauritania (Communication Nos 164/97–196/97; and Association Mauritanienne des Droits de l’Homme v. Mauritania (Communication No. 210/98)), Decision, 27th Session, Algiers, 11 May 2000.
Media Rights Agenda and others v. Nigeria
Media Rights Agenda and Constitutional Rights Project v. Nigeria, Communication Nos 105/93, 128/94, 130/94 and 152/96, Decision, 24th Session, Banjul, 31 October 1998.
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Arbitral Tribunals
Naulilaa case
Special Arbitral Tribunal, The Naulilaa Case (Portugal v. Germany), Judgment, 31 July 1928, United Nations Reports of International Arbitral Awards, Vol. II, p. 1012.
Asian Agricultural Products Ltd. v. Sri Lanka
International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, Asian Agricultural Products Ltd. (AAPL) v. Republic of Sri Lanka, Final Award, 21 June 1990, International Legal Materials, Vol. 30, 1991, p. 577.
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Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission
Prisoners of War, Eritrea’s Claim
Partial Award, Prisoners of War, Eritrea’s Claim 17, The Hague, 1 July 2003.
Prisoners of War, Ethiopia’s Claim
Partial Award, Prisoners of War, Ethiopia’s Claim 4, The Hague, 1 July 2003.
Jus Ad Bellum, Ethiopia’s Claim
Partial Award, Jus Ad Bellum, Ethiopia’s Claims 1-8, The Hague, 19 December 2005.
Central Front, Eritrea’s Claim
Partial Award, Central Front, Eritrea’s Claims 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 & 22, The Hague, 28 April 2004.
Central Front, Ethiopia’s Claim
Partial Award, Central Front, Ethiopia’s Claim 2, The Hague, 28 April 2004.
Diplomatic Claim, Eritrea’s Claim
Partial Award, Diplomatic Claim, Eritrea’s Claim 20, The Hague, 19 December 2005.
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European Commission of Human Rights
Corsacov v. Moldova
Corsacov v. Moldova, Application No. 18944/02, Judgment, 4 April 2006.
Greek case
Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Netherlands v. Greece, Application Nos 3321/67, 3322/67, 3323/67 and 3344/67, Report adopted on 5 November 1969, Yearbook of the European Convention on Human Rights, Vol. 12 (1969), Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, 1972.
Kismir v. Turkey
Kismir v. Turkey, Application No. 27306/95, Judgment, 31 May 2005.
Menesheva v. Russia
Menesheva v. Russia, Application No. 59261/00, Judgment, 9 March 2006.
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European Court of Human Rights
A v. UK
A v. the United Kingdom, Application No. 100/1997/884/1096, Judgment, 23 September 1998, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998-VI.
Aksoy v. Turkey
Aksoy v. Turkey, Application No. 100/1995/606/694, Judgment, 18 December 1996, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996-VI.
Al-Saadoon and Mufdhi v. UK
– Decision on admissibility
Al-Saadoon and Mufdhi v. the United Kingdom, Application No. 61498/08, Decision on Admissibility, 30 June 2009.
– Judgment
Al-Saadoon and Mufdhi v. the United Kingdom, Application No. 61498/08, Judgment, 2 March 2010, Reports of Judgments and Decisions, 2010.
Al-Skeini and others v. UK
Al-Skeini and others v. the United Kingdom, Application No. 55721/07, Judgment, 7 July 2011.
Aydin v. Turkey
Aydin v. Turkey, Application No. 57/1996/676/866, Judgment, 25 September 1997, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1997-VI.
Belilos case
Belilos v. Switzerland, Application No. 10328/83, Judgment, 29 April 1988, Series A No. 132.
Çakici v. Turkey
Çakici v. Turkey, Application No. 23657/94, Judgment, 8 July 1999.
Catan and others v. Moldova and Russia
Catan and others v. the Republic of Moldova and Russia, Application Nos. 43370/04, 8252/05 and 18454/06, Grand Chamber, Judgment, 19 October 2012.
Çiraklar v. Turkey
Çiraklar v. Turkey, Application No. 70/1997/854/1061, Judgment, 28 October 1998.
Chahal v. UK
Chahal v. the United Kingdom, Application No. 70/1995/576/662, Judgment, 15 November 1996.
Chiragov and others v. Armenia
Chiragov and others v. Armenia, Application No. 13216/05, Grand Chamber, Judgment, 16 June 2015
Čonka v. Belgium
Čonka v. Belgium, Application No. 51564/99, Judgment, 5 February 2002, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 2002-I.
Cyprus v. Turkey
Cyprus v. Turkey (Merits), Application No. 25781/94, Judgment, 10 May 2001, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 2001-IV.
De Cubber case
De Cubber v. Belgium, Application No. 9186/80, Judgment, 26 October 1984, Series A No. 86.
Dougoz v. Greece
Dougoz v. Greece (Merits and Just Satisfaction), Application No. 40907/98, Judgment, 6 March 2001.
El Masri v. the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
El-Masri v. the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Application No. 39630/09, Judgment, 13 December, 2012.
Findlay v. UK
Findlay v. the United Kingdom, Application No. 110/1995/616/706, Judgment, 25 February 1997, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1997-I.
Hénaf v. France
Hénaf v. France, Application No. 65436/01, Judgment, 27 November 2003.
Hirsi Jamaa and others v. Italy
Hirsi Jamaa and others v. Italy, Application No. 27765/09, Judgment, 23 February 2012.
Hüsniye Tekin v. Turkey
Hüsniye Tekin v. Turkey, Application No. 50971/99, Judgment, 25 October 2005.
Hurtado v. Switzerland
Hurtado v. Switzerland, Application No. 17549/90, Judgment, 28 January 1994.
Ilaşcu and others v. Moldova and Russia
Ilaşcu and others v. Moldova and Russia, Application No. 48787/99, Judgment, 8 July 2004.
Incal v. Turkey
Incal v. Turkey, Application No. 41/1997/825/1031, Judgment, 9 June 1998.
Iovchev. v. Bulgaria
Iovchev v. Bulgaria, Application No. 41211/98, Judgment, 2 February 2006.
Ireland v. UK
Ireland v. the United Kingdom, Application No. 5310/71, Judgment, 18 January 1978, Series A No. 25.
Issa and others v. Turkey
Issa and others v. Turkey, Application No. 31821/96, Judgment, 16 November 2004, Series A No. 25.
Jabari v. Turkey
Jabari v. Turkey, Application No. 40035/98, Judgment, 11 July 2000, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 2000-VIII.
Jaloud v. The Netherlands
Jaloud v. The Netherlands, Application No. 47708/08, Judgment, 20 November 2014.
Kalashnikov v. Russia
Kalashnikov v. Russia, Application No. 47095/99, Judgment, 15 July 2002.
Koval v. Ukraine
Koval v. Ukraine, Application No. 65550/01, Judgment, 19 October 2006.
Loizidou v. Turkey
Loizidou v. Turkey (Merits and Just Satisfaction), Application No. 40/1993/435/514, Judgment, 18 December 1996, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996-VI.
Medvedyev and others v. France
Medvedyev and others v. France, Application No. 3394/03, Judgment, 29 March 2010.
Mehdi Zana v. Turkey
Mehdi Zana v. Turkey, Application No. 29851/96, Judgment, 6 March 2001.
Mamatkulov and Askarov v. Turkey
Mamatkulov and Askarov v. Turkey, Application Nos. 46827/99 and 46951/99, Judgment, 4 February 2005, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 2005-I.
Öcalan v. Turkey
Öcalan v. Turkey, Application No. 46221/99, Judgment, 12 May 2005.
Osman v. UK
Osman v. the United Kingdom, Application No. 23452/94, Judgment, 28 October 1998.
Othman (Abu Qatada) v. UK
Othman (Abu Qatada) v. the United Kingdom, Application No. 8139/09, Judgment, 17 January 2012.
Peers v. Greece
Peers v. Greece, Application No. 28524/95, Judgment, 19 April 2001.
Piersack v. Belgium
Piersack v. Belgium, Application No. 8692/79, Judgment, 1 October 1982, Series A No. 53.
Pishchalnikov v. Russia
Pishchalnikov v. Russia, Application No. 7025/04, Judgment, 24 September 2009.
Raninen v. Finland
Raninen v. Finland, Application No. 20972/92, Judgment, 16 December 1997, Series A No. 226-B.
Saadi v. Italy
Saadi v. Italy, Application No. 37201/06, Grand Chamber, Judgment, 28 February 2008, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 2008.
Şahiner v. Turkey
Şahiner v. Turkey, Application No. 29279/95, Judgment, 25 September 2001.
Salman v. Turkey
Salman v Turkey (Merits and Just Satisfaction), Application No. 21986/93, Judgment, 27 June 2000.
Selmouni v. France
Selmouni v. France, Application No. 25803/94, Judgment, 28 July 1999.
Shamayev and others v. Georgia and Russia
Shamayev and others v. Georgia and Russia, Application No. 36378/02, Judgment, 12 April 2005, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 2005-III.
Soering v. UK
Soering v the United Kingdom, Application No. 14038/88, Judgment, 7 July 1989.
Thlimmenos v. Greece
Thlimmenos v. Greece, Application No. 34369/97, Judgment, 6 April 2000, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 2000-IV.
Yankov v. Bulgaria
Yankov v. Bulgaria, Application No. 39084/97, Judgment, 11 December 2003.
Z.N.S. v. Turkey
Z.N.S. v. Turkey, Application No. 21896/08, Judgment, 19 January 2010.
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Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC)
Ieng Sary case
Decision on Ieng Sary’s Rule 89 Preliminary Objections (Ne bis in idem and Amnesty and Pardon), Case No. 002/19-09-2007/ECCC/TC, Decision, 3 November 2011.
Kaing case
The Prosecutor v. Kaing Guek Eav (alias: Duch), Case No. 001/18-07-2007/ECCC/TC, Judgment, 26 July 2010.
Nuon and Khieu case
The Prosecutor v. Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, Case No. 002/19-09-2007/ECCC/TC, Judgment, 7 August 2014.
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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Case 7823 (Bolivia)
Bolivia, Case 7823, Juan Antonio Solano, Resolution No. 32/82, 8 March 1982, Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 1981–1982, OAS Doc. OAS/Ser.L/V/II.57 doc. 6 rev. 1, 20 September 1982, p. 42.
Case 10.480 (El Salvador)
El Salvador, Case 10.480, Lucio Parada Cea and others, Report No. 1/99, 27 January 1999, Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 1998, OAS Doc. OEA/Ser.L/V/II.102 doc. 6 rev., 16 April 1999.
Case 10.548 (Peru)
Peru, Case 10.548, Hugo Bustíos Saavedra, Report No. 38/97, 16 October 1997, Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 1997, OAS Doc. OEA/Ser.L/V/II.98 doc. 6 rev., 13 April 1998.
Case 10.832 (Dominican Republic)
Dominican Republic, Case 10.832, Luis Lizardo Cabrera, Report No. 35/96, 19 February 1998, Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 1997, OAS Doc. OEA/Ser.L/V/II.98 doc. 6 rev., 13 April 1998, p. 821.
Case 10.970 (Peru)
Peru, Case 10.970, Raquel Martí de Mejía, Report No. 5/96, 1 March 1996, Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 1995, OAS Doc. OEA/Ser.L/V/II.91 doc. 7 rev., 28 February 1996, p. 157.
Case 11.006 (Peru)
Peru, Case 11.006, Alan García, Report No. 1/95, 7 February 1995, Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 1994, OAS Doc. OEA/Ser.L/V.88 doc. 9 rev. 1, 17 February 1995, p. 71.
Case 11.084 (Peru)
Peru, Case 11.084, Jaime Salinas, Report No. 27/94, 30 November 1994, Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 1994, OAS Doc. OEA/Ser.L/V.88 doc. 9 rev.1, 17 February 1995, p. 113.
Case 11.137 (Argentina)
Argentina, Case 11.137, Juan Carlos Abella (aka ‘La Tablada case’), Report No. 55/97, 18 November 1997, Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 1997, OAS Doc. OEA/Ser.L/V/II.98 doc. 6 rev., 13 April 1998, p. 271.
Case 11.142 (Colombia)
Colombia, Case 11.142, Arturo Ribón Avilán, Report No. 26/97, 30 September 1997, Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 1997, OAS Doc. OEA/Ser.L/V/II.98 doc. 6 rev., 13 April 1998.
Case 11.520 (Mexico)
Mexico, Case 11.520, Tomás Porfirio Rondin (aka ‘Aguas Blancas case’), Report No. 49/97, 18 February 1998, Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 1997, OAS Doc. OEA/Ser.L/V/II.98 doc. 6 rev., 13 April 1998.
Case 11.565 (Mexico)
Mexico, Case 11.565, Ana, Beatriz, and Celia González Pérez v. Mexico, Report No. 129/99, 19 November 1999, Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 1999, OAS Doc. OEA/Ser.L/V/II.106 doc. 6 rev., 13 April 2000.
Case 11.710 (Colombia)
Colombia, Case 11.710, Prada González y Bolaño Castro, Report No. 63/01, 6 April 2001, OAS Doc. OEA/Ser.L/V/II.111 doc. 20 rev., 16 April 2001, p. 781.
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Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Caesar v. Trinidad and Tobago
Caesar v. Trinidad and Tobago, Merits, Reparations and Costs, Judgment, 11 March 2005, Series C No. 123 (2005).
Castillo Petruzzi and others v. Peru
Castillo Petruzzi and others v. Peru, Merits, Reparations and Costs, Judgment, 30 May 1999, Series C No. 52 (1999).
Judicial Guarantees case
Judicial Guarantees in States of Emergency (Articles 27(2), 25 and 8 American Convention on Human Rights), Advisory Opinion OC-9/87, 6 October 1987, Series A No. 9 (1987), Annual Report of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights 1988, OAS Doc. OEA/Ser.L/V/III.19 doc. 13, 31 August 1988, p. 13.
‘Juvenile Reeducation Institute’ v. Paraguay
‘Juvenile Reeducation Institute’ v. Paraguay, Preliminary Objections, Merits, Reparations and Costs, Judgment, 2 September 2004, Series C No. 112 (2004).
Loayza Tamayo v. Peru
Loayza Tamayo v. Peru, Merits, Judgment, 17 September 1997, Series C No. 33 (1997).
Mapiripán Massacre case
The ‘Mapiripán Massacre’ v. Colombia, Merits, Reparations and Costs, Judgment, 15 September 2005, Series C No. 134 (2005).
Maritza Urrutia v. Guatemala
Maritza Urrutia v. Guatemala, Merits, Reparations and Costs, Judgment, 27 November 2003, Series C No. 103 (2003).
Pueblo Bello Massacre case
The Pueblo Bello Massacre v. Colombia, Merits, Reparations and Costs, Judgment, 31 January 2006, Series C No. 140 (2006).
Tibi case
Tibi v. Ecuador, Preliminary Objections, Merits, Reparations and Costs, Judgment, 7 September 2004, Series C No. 114 (2004).
Velásquez Rodríguez case
Velásquez Rodríguez v. Honduras, Merits, Judgment, 29 July 1988, Series C No. 4 (1988), Annual Report of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights 1988, OAS Doc. OEA/Ser.L/V/III.19 doc. 13, 31 August 1988, p. 35.
Villagrán Morales and others v. Guatemala
Villagrán Morales and others v. Guatemala (aka the ‘Street Children’ case), Merits, Judgment, 19 November 1999, Series C No. 63 (1999).
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International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Aegean Sea Continental Shelf case
Aegean Sea Continental Shelf case (Greece v. Turkey), Judgment, 19 December 1978, ICJ Reports 1978, p. 3.
Application of the Genocide Convention case
– Preliminary Objections, Judgment
Case Concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)), Preliminary Objections, Judgment, 11 July 1996, ICJ Reports 1996, p. 595.
– Merits, Judgment
Case Concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro), Merits, Judgment, 26 February 2007, ICJ Reports 2007, p. 43.
Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo case
Case concerning Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda), Judgment, 19 December 2005, ICJ Reports 2005, General List No. 116.
Arrest Warrant case
Case concerning the Arrest Warrant of 11 April 2000 issued against the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by a Belgian Court (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium), Judgment, 14 February 2002, ICJ Reports 2002, p. 3.
Certain Expenses of the United Nations case
Certain Expenses of the United Nations (Article 17, paragraph 2, of the Charter), Advisory Opinion, 20 July 1962, ICJ Reports 1962, pp. 151 and 159.
Corfu Channel case
The Corfu Channel case (United Kingdom v. Albania), Merits, Judgment, 9 April 1949, ICJ Reports 1949, p. 4.
Fisheries Jurisdiction case
Fisheries Jurisdiction case (Spain v. Canada), Jurisdiction of the Court, Judgment, 4 December 1998, ICJ Reports 1998, p. 432.
Interpretation of the Agreement of 25 March 1951 between the WHO and Egypt
Interpretation of the Agreement of 25 March 1951 between the WHO and Egypt, Advisory Opinion, 20 December 1980, ICJ Reports 1980, p. 73.
Jurisdictional Immunities of the State case
Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy: Greece intervening), Judgment, 3 February 2012, ICJ Reports 2012, p. 99.
Kasikili/Sedudu Island case
Case concerning Kasikili/Sedudu Island (Botswana v. Namibia), Judgment, 13 December 1999, ICJ Reports 1999, p. 1045.
Kosovo case
Accordance with international law of the unilateral declaration of independence in respect of Kosovo, Advisory Opinion, 22 July 2010, ICJ Reports 2010, p. 403.
Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (aka Wall case), Advisory Opinion, 9 July 2004, ICJ Reports 2004, p. 136.
Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons
Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, Advisory Opinion, 8 July 1996, ICJ Reports 1996, p. 226.
Legality of the Use by a State of Nuclear Weapons in Armed Conflict (WHO)
Legality of the Use by a State of Nuclear Weapons in Armed Conflict, Advisory Opinion, 8 July 1996, ICJ Reports 1996, p. 66.
Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua case
Case concerning the Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States of America) (aka Nicaragua case), Merits, Judgment, 27 June 1986, ICJ Reports 1986, p. 14.
Morocco case
Case concerning rights of nationals of the United States of America in Morocco (France v. United States of America), Merits, Judgment, 27 August 1952, ICJ Reports 1952, p. 176.
Namibia case
Legal Consequences for States of the Continued Presence of South Africa in Namibia (South West Africa) notwithstanding Security Council Resolution 276 (1970), Advisory Opinion, 21 June 1971, ICJ Reports 1971, p. 16.
Nuclear Tests case
– Nuclear tests (Australia v. France), Judgment, 20 December 1974, ICJ Reports 1974, p. 253.
– Nuclear tests (New Zealand v. France), Judgment, 20 December 1974, ICJ Reports 1974, p. 457.
– Request for an Examination of the Situation in Accordance with Paragraph 63 of the Court’s Judgment, 20 December 1974 in the Nuclear Tests case (New Zealand v. France), Order of 22 September 1995, ICJ Reports 1995, p. 288.
Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite case
Questions relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite (Belgium v. Senegal), Judgment, 20 July 2012, ICJ Reports 2012, p. 422.
Reparation for Injuries Suffered in the Service of the United Nations
Reparation for Injuries Suffered in the Service of the United Nations, Advisory Opinion, 11 April 1949, ICJ Reports 1949, p. 174.
Reservations to the Genocide Convention
Reservations to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Advisory Opinion, 28 May 1951, ICJ Reports 1951, p. 15.
Territorial Dispute case (Libya v. Chad)
Case concerning the Territorial Dispute (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya v. Chad), Judgment, 3 February 1994, ICJ Reports 1994, p. 6.
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International Criminal Court (ICC)
Bemba case
– Decision on the Confirmation of Charges
The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, Case No. ICC-01/05-01/08, Pre-Trial Chamber II, Decision pursuant to article 61(7)(a) and (b) of the Rome Statute on the Charges of the Prosecutor against Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, 15 June 2009.
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, Case No. ICC-01/05-01/08, Trial Chamber III, Judgment Pursuant to Article 74 of the Statute, 21 March 2016.
Gaddafi case
The Prosecutor v. Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdullah Al-Senussi, Case No. ICC-01/11-01/11 OA 4, Judgment on the appeal of Libya against the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber of 31 May 2013 on the Admissibility of the Case, 21 May 2014.
Katanga case
– Decision on the Confirmation of Charges
The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga, Case No. ICC-01/04-01/07, Pre-Trial Chamber I, Decision on the Confirmation of Charges, 26 September 2008.
– Judgment on the Appeal against the Oral Decision on Admissibility
The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, Case No. ICC-01/04-01/07 OA, Judgment on the Appeal of Mr Germain Katanga against the Oral Decision of Trial Chamber II of 12 June 2009 on the Admissibility of the Case, 25 September 2009.
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga, Case No. ICC-01/04-01/07, Trial Chamber II, Judgment pursuant to Article 74 of the Rome Statute, 7 March 2014.
Lubanga case
– Decision on the Confirmation of Charges
The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Case No. ICC-01/04-01/06, Pre-Trial Chamber I, Decision on the Confirmation of Charges, 29 January 2007.
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Case No. ICC-01/04-01/06, Judgment pursuant to Article 74 of the Rome Statute, Trial Chamber I, 14 March 2012.
Ntaganda case
– Decision on the Confirmation of Charges
The Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda, Case No. ICC-01/04-02/06, Pre-Trial Chamber II, Decision on the Confirmation of Charges (Decision pursuant to Article 61(7)(a) and (b) of the Rome Statute on the Charges of the Prosecutor against Bosco Ntaganda), 9 June 2014.
– Decision on the Jurisdiction of the Court in Respect of Counts 6 and 9
The Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda, Case No. ICC-01/04-02/06, Second Decision on the Defence’s Challenge to the Jurisdiction of the Court in Respect of Counts 6 and 9, Trial Chamber VI, 4 January 2017.
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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
Akayesu case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu, Case No. ICTR-96-4-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 2 September 1998.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu, Case No. ICTR-96-4-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 1 June 2001.
Bagilishema case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Ignace Bagilishema, Case No. ICTR-95-1A-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 7 June 2001.
– Appeal Judgment (Reasons)
The Prosecutor v. Ignace Bagilishema, Case No. ICTR-95-1A-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment (Reasons), 3 July 2002.
Bagosora case
The Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora, Gratien Kabiligi, Aloys Ntabakuze & Anatole Nsengiyumva, Case No. ICTR-98-41-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment and Sentence, 18 December 2008.
Bisengimana case
The Prosecutor v. Paul Bisengimana, Case No. ICTR-00-60-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment and Sentence, 13 April 2006.
Gacumbitsi case
The Prosecutor v. Sylvestre Gacumbitsi, Case No. ICTR-01-64-T, Trial Chamber III, Judgment, 17 June 2004.
Kajelijeli case
The Prosecutor v. Juvénal Kajelijeli, Case No. ICTR-98-44A-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 1 December 2003.
Kamuhanda case
The Prosecutor v. Jean de Dieu Kamuhanda, Case No. ICTR-99-54A-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 22 January 2004.
Karemera case
Edouard Karemera and Mathieu Ngirumpatse v. the Prosecutor, Case No. ICTR-98-44-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 29 September 2014.
Kayishema and Ruzindana case
The Prosecutor v. Clément Kayishema and Obed Ruzindana, Case No. ICTR-95-1-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 21 May 1999.
Musema case
The Prosecutor v. Alfred Musema, Case No. ICTR-96-13-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment and Sentence, 27 January 2000.
Muvunyi case
The Prosecutor v. Tharcisse Muvunyi, Case No. ICTR-2000-55A-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment and Sentence, 12 September 2006.
Nahimana case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Ferdinand Nahimana, Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza and Hassan Ngeze, Case No. ICTR-99-52-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 3 December 2003.
– Appeal Judgment
Ferdinand Nahimana, Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza and Hassan Ngeze v. the Prosecutor, Case No. ICTR-99-52-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 28 November 2007.
Ndindiliyimana case
The Prosecutor v. Augustin Ndindiliyimana, Augustin Bizimungu, François-Xavier Nzuwonemeye and Innocent Sagahutu, Case No. ICTR-00-56-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment and Sentence, 17 May 2011.
Niyitegeka case
The Prosecutor v. Eliézer Niyitegeka, Case No. ICTR-96-14-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment and Sentence, 16 May 2003.
Nizeyimana case
The Prosecutor v. Ildéphonse Nizeyimana, Case No. ICTR-2000-55C-T, Trial Chamber III, Judgment and Sentence, 19 June 2012.
Ntagerura case
Prosecutor v. André Ntagerura and others, Case No. ICTR-99-46-T, Trial Chamber III, Judgment and Sentence, 24 February 2004.
Ntakirutimana case
The Prosecutor v. Elizaphan Ntakirutimana and Gérard Ntakirutimana, Case Nos. ICTR-96-10-A & ICTR-96-17-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 13 December 2004.
Nyiramasuhuko case
The Prosecutor v. Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, Arsène Shalom Ntahobali, Sylvain Nsabimana, Alphonse Nteziryayo, Joseph Kanyabashi and Élie Ndayambaje, Case No. ICTR-98-42-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment and Sentence, 24 June 2011.
Renzaho case
The Prosecutor v. Tharcisse Renzaho, Case No. ICTR-97-31-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment and Sentence, 14 July 2009.
Rukundo case
The Prosecutor v. Emmanuel Rukundo, Case No. ICTR-2001-70-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 27 February 2009.
Rutaganda case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Georges Anderson Nderubumwe Rutaganda, Case No. ICTR-96-3-T,
Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 6 December 1999.
– Appeal Judgment
Georges Anderson Nderubumwe Rutaganda v. the Prosecutor, Case No. ICTR-96-3-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 26 May 2003.
Rutaganira case
The Prosecutor v. Vincent Rutaganira, Case No. ICTR-95-1C-T, Trial Chamber III, Judgment and Sentence, 14 March 2005.
Setako case
Ephrem Setako v. the Prosecutor, Case No. ICTR-04-81-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 28 September 2011.
Zigiranyirazo case
The Prosecutor v. Protais Zigiranyirazo, Case No. ICTR-01-73-T, Trial Chamber III, Judgment, 18 December 2008.
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International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
Aleksovski case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Zlatko Aleksovski, Case No. IT-95-14/1-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 25 June 1999.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Zlatko Aleksovski, Case No. IT-95-14/1-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 24 March 2000.
Blagojević and Jokić case
The Prosecutor v. Vidoje Blagojević and Dragan Jokić, Case No. IT-02-60-T, Trial Chamber I, Section A, Judgment, 17 January 2005.
Blaškić case
– Decision on Defence Motion
The Prosecutor v. Tihomir Blaškić, Case No. IT-95-14-PT, Decision on the Defence Motion to Strike Portions of the Amended Indictment Alleging ‘Failure to Punish’ Liability, Trial Chamber, 4 April 1997.
– Decision on the Issuance of the Subpoena Duces Tecum
The Prosecutor v. Tihomir Blaškić, Case No. IT-95-14, Appeals Chamber, Judgment on the Request of the Republic of Croatia for Review of the Decision of Trial Chamber II of 18 July 1997, 29 October 1997.
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Tihomir Blaškić, Case No. IT-95-14-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 3 March 2000.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Tihomir Blaškić, Case No. IT-95-14-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 29 July 2004.
Boškoski and Tarčulovski case
The Prosecutor v. Ljube Boškoski and Johan Tarčulovski, Case No. IT-04-82-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 10 July 2008.
Brđanin case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Radoslav Brđanin, Case No. IT-99-36-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 1 September 2004.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Radoslav Brđanin, Case No. IT-99-36-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 3 April 2007.
Delalić case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Zejnil Delalić, Zdravko Mucić (aka ‘Pavo’), Hazim Delić and Esad Landžo (aka ‘Zenga’), Case No. IT-96-21-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 16 November 1998.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Zejnil Delalić, Zdravko Mucić (aka ‘Pavo’), Hazim Delić and Esad Landžo (aka ‘Zenga’), Case No. IT-96-21-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 20 February 2001.
Delić case
The Prosecutor v. Rasim Delić, Case No. IT-04-83-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 15 September 2008.
Đorđević case
The Prosecutor v. Vlastimir Đorđević, Case No. IT-05-87/1-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 23 February 2011.
Dragomir Milošević case
Prosecutor v. Dragomir Milošević, Case No. IT-98-29/1-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 12 November 2009.
Erdemović case
The Prosecutor v. Dražen Erdemović, Case No. IT-96-22-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 7 October 1997.
Furundžija case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Anto Furundžija, Case No. IT-95-17/1-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 10 December 1998.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Anto Furundžija, Case No. IT-95-17/1-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 21 July 2000.
Galić case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Stanislav Galić, Case No. IT-98-29-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 5 December 2003.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Stanislav Galić, Case No. 98-29-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 30 November 2006.
Gotovina case
The Prosecutor v. Ante Gotovina, Ivan Čermak and Mladen Markač, Case No. IT-06-90-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 15 April 2011.
Hadžihasanović case
– Decision on Interlocutory Appeal Challenging Jurisdiction in Relation to Command Responsibility
The Prosecutor v. Enver Hadžihasanović, Mehmed Alagić and Amir Kubura, Case No. IT-01-47-AR72, Appeals Chamber, Decision on Interlocutory Appeal Challenging Jurisdiction in Relation to Command Responsibility, 16 July 2003.
– Decision on Joint Defence Interlocutory Appeal of Trial Chamber Decision on Rule 98bis Motions for Acquittal
The Prosecutor v. Enver Hadžihasanović and Amir Kubura, Case No. IT-01-47-AR73.3, Appeals Chamber, Decision on Joint Defence Interlocutory Appeal of Trial Chamber Decision on Rule 98bis Motions for Acquittal, 11 March 2005.
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Enver Hadžihasanović and Amir Kubura, Case No. IT-01-47-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 15 March 2006.
Halilović case
Prosecutor v. Sefer Halilović, Case No. IT-01-48-T, Trial Chamber I, Section A, Judgment, 16 November 2005.
Haradinaj case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Ramush Haradinaj, Idriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj, Case No. IT-04-84-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 3 April 2008.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Ramush Haradinaj, Idriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj, Case No. IT-04-84-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 19 July 2010.
– Retrial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Ramush Haradinaj, Idriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj, Case No. IT-04-84bis-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 29 November 2012.
Jelisić case
The Prosecutor v. Goran Jelisić, Case No. IT-95-10-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 14 December 1999.
Kordić and Čerkez case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Dario Kordić and Mario Čerkez, Case No. IT-95-14/2-T, Trial Chamber III, Judgment, 26 February 2001.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Dario Kordić and Mario Čerkez, Case No. IT-95-14/2-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 17 December 2004.
Krajišnik case
The Prosecutor v. Momčilo Krajišnik, Case No. IT-00-39-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 27 September 2006.
Krnojelac case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Milorad Krnojelac, Case No. IT-97-25-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 15 March 2002.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Milorad Krnojelac, Case No. IT-97-25-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 17 September 2003.
Krstić case
The Prosecutor v. Radislav Krstić, Case No. IT-98-33-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 2 August 2001.
Kunarac case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Dragoljub Kunarac, Radomir Kovač and Zoran Vuković, Case Nos. IT-96-23-T and IT-96-23/1-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 22 February 2001.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Dragoljub Kunarac, Radomir Kovač and Zoran Vuković, Case Nos. IT-96-23 and IT-96-23/1-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 12 June 2002.
Kupreškić case
The Prosecutor v. Zoran Kupreškić, Mirjan Kupreškić, Vlatko Kupreškić, Drago Josipović, Dragan Papić and Vladimir Šantić (aka ‘Vlado’), Case No. IT-95-16-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 14 January 2000.
Kvočka case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Miroslav Kvočka, Milojica Kos, Mlado Radić, Zoran Žigić and Dragoljub Prcać, Case No. IT-98-30/1-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 2 November 2001.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Miroslav Kvočka, Mlado Radić, Zoran Žigić and Dragoljub Prcać, Case No. IT-98-30/1-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 28 February 2005.
Limaj case
The Prosecutor v. Fatmir Limaj, Haradin Bala and Isak Musliu, Case No. IT-03-66-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 30 November 2005.
Lukić and Lukić case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Milan Lukić and Sredoje Lukić, Case No. IT-98-32/1-T, Trial Chamber III, Judgment, 20 July 2009.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Milan Lukić and Sredoje Lukić, Case No. IT-98-32/1-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 4 December 2012.
Martić case
– Rule 61 Decision
The Prosecutor v. Milan Martić, Case No. IT-95-11-R61, Trial Chamber I, Decision, 8 March 1996.
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Milan Martić, Case No. IT-95-11-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 12 June 2007.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Milan Martić, Case No. IT-95-11-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 8 October 2008.
Milutinović case
The Prosecutor v. Milan Milutinović, Nikola Šainović, Dragoljub Ojdanić, Nebojša Pavković, Vladimir Lazarević and Sreten Lukić, Case No. IT-05-87-T, Vol. 1, Trial Chamber, Judgment, 26 February 2009.
Mrđa case
The Prosecutor v. Darko Mrđa, Case No. IT-02-59-S, Trial Chamber I, Sentencing Judgment, 31 March 2004.
Mrkšić case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Mile Mrkšić, Miroslav Radić and Veselin Šljivančanin, Case No. IT-95-13/1-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 27 September 2007.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Mile Mrkšić and Veselin Šljivančanin, Case No. IT-95-13/1-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 5 May 2009.
Mucić case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Zejnil Delalić, Zdravko Mucić (aka ‘Pavo’), Hazim Delić and Esad Landžo (aka ‘Zenga’), Case No. IT-96-21-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 16 November 1998.– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Zejnil Delalić, Zdravko Mucić (aka ‘Pavo’), Hazim Delić and Esad Landžo (aka ‘Zenga’), Case No. IT-96-21-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 20 February 2001.
Naletilić and Martinović case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Mladen Naletilić (aka ‘Tuta’) and Vinko Martinović (aka ‘Stela’), Case No. IT-98-34-T, Trial Chamber, Judgment, 31 March 2003.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Mladen Naletilić (aka ‘Tuta’) and Vinko Martinović (aka ‘Stela’), Case No. IT-98-34-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgement, 3 May 2006.
Orić case
The Prosecutor v. Naser Orić, Case No. IT-03-68-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 30 June 2006.
Perišić case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Momčilo Perišić, Case No. IT-04-81-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 6 September 2011.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Momčilo Perišić, Case No. IT-04-81-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 28 February 2013.
Popović case
The Prosecutor v. Vujadin Popović, Ljubiša Beara, Drago Nikolić, Ljubomir Borovčanin, Radivoje Miletić, Milan Gvero and Vinko Pandurević, Case No. IT-05-88-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 10 June 2010.
Prlić case
The Prosecutor v. Jadranko Prlić, Bruno Stojić, Slobodan Praljak, Milivoj Petković, Valentin Ćorić and Berislav Pušić, Case No. IT-04-74-T, Trial Chamber III, Judgment, 29 May 2013.
Šešelj case
– Second Amended Indictment
The Prosecutor v. Vojislav Šešelj, Case No. IT-03-67, Second Amended Indictment, 25 June 2007.
Simić case
The Prosecutor v. Blagoje Simić, Miroslav Tadić and Simo Zarić, Case No. IT-95-9-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 17 October 2003.
Slobodan Milošević case
The Prosecutor v. Slobodan Milošević, Case No. IT-02-54-T, Trial Chamber, Decision on Motion for Judgment of Acquittal, 16 June 2004.
Stakić case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Milomir Stakić, Case No. IT-97-24, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 31 July 2003.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Milomir Stakić, Case No. IT-97-24-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 22 March 2006.
Stanišić and Simatović case
The Prosecutor v. Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović, Case No. IT-03-69-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 30 May 2013.
Stanišić and Župljanin case
Prosecutor v. Mićo Stanišić & Stojan Župljanin, Case No. IT-08-91-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 27 March 2013.
Strugar case
The Prosecutor v. Pavle Strugar, Case No. IT-01-42-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 31 January 2005.
Tadić case
– Decision on the Defence Motion on Jurisdiction
The Prosecutor v. Duško Tadić (aka ‘Dule’), Case No. IT-94-1-T, Trial Chamber, Decision on the Defence Motion on Jurisdiction, 10 August 1995.
– Decision on the Defence Motion for Interlocutory Appeal on Jurisdiction
The Prosecutor v. Duško Tadić (aka ‘Dule’), Case No. IT-94-1-AR72, Appeals Chamber, Decision on the Defence Motion for Interlocutory Appeal on Jurisdiction, 2 October 1995.
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Duško Tadić (aka ‘Dule’), Case No. IT-94-1-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 7 May 1997.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Duško Tadić (aka ‘Dule’), Case No. IT-94-1-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 15 July 1999.
Tolimir case
The Prosecutor v. Zdravko Tolimir, Case No. IT-05-88/2-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 12 December 2012.
Vasiljević case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Mitar Vasiljević, Case No. IT-98-32-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 29 November 2002.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Mitar Vasiljević, Case No. IT-98-32-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 25 February 2004.
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International Military Tribunal for Germany
Case of the Major War Criminals
Trial of the Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, Judgment, 1 October 1946, Official Documents, Vol. I, pp. 171–341, reprinted in American Journal of International Law, Vol. 41, 1947, pp. 172–331.
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International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Case of the Major War Criminals
Trial of the Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal, Tokyo, Judgment, 4–12 November 1948, reprinted in International Law Documents, 1948–1949, International Law Studies, U.S. Naval War College, Vol. 46, 1950, pp. 76–106.
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International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
The ARA Libertad Case
The “ARA Libertad Case”, Argentina v. Ghana, Order of 15 December 2012.
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Permanent Court of Arbitration
Island of Palmas case
Island of Palmas case, Netherlands v. USA, Award, 4 April 1928, Reports of International Arbitral Awards, Vol. II, pp. 829–871.
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Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ)
Lotus case
The case of the S.S. ‘Lotus’ (France v. Turkey), Judgment, 7 September 1927, Collection of Judgments, Series A., No. 10.
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Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)
Brima case
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Alex Tamba Brima, Brima Bazzy Kamara and Santigie Borbor Kanu, Case No. SCSL-04-16-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 20 June 2007.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Alex Tamba Brima, Brima Bazzy Kamara and Santigie Borbor Kanu, Case No. SCSL-2004-16-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 22 February 2008.
Fofana and Kondewa case
The Prosecutor v. Moinina Fofana and Allieu Kondewa, Case No. SCSL-04-14-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 2 August 2007.
Kallon and Kamara case
The Prosecutor v. Morris Kallon and Brima Bazzy Kamara, Case No. SCSL-2004-15-AR72(E), Appeals Chamber, Decision on Challenge to Jurisdiction: Lomé Accord Amnesty, 13 March 2004.
Koroma case
The Prosecutor v. Johnny Paul Koroma (aka ‘JPK’), Case No. SCSL-03-I, Indictment, 3 March 2003.
Sesay case
– Corrected Amended Consolidated Indictment
The Prosecutor v. Issa Hassan Sesay (aka ‘Issa Sesay’), Morris Kallon (aka ‘Bilai Karim’) and Augustine Gbao (aka ‘Augustine Bao’), Case No. SCSL-04-15-PT, Corrected Amended Consolidated Indictment, 2 August 2006.
– Trial Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Issa Hassan Sesay (aka ‘Issa Sesay’), Morris Kallon (aka ‘Bilai Karim’) and Augustine Gbao (aka ‘Augustine Bao’), Case No. SCSL-04-15-T, Trial Chamber I, Judgment, 2 March 2009.
– Appeal Judgment
The Prosecutor v. Issa Hassan Sesay (aka ‘Issa Sesay’), Morris Kallon (aka ‘Bilai Karim’) and Augustine Gbao (aka ‘Augustine Bao’), Case No. SCSL-04-15-A, Appeals Chamber, Judgment, 26 October 2009.
Taylor case
The Prosecutor v. Charles Ghankay Taylor (aka ‘Dankpannah Charles Ghankay Taylor’, aka ‘Dankpannah Charles Ghankay Macarthur Taylor’), Case No. SCSL-03-01-T, Trial Chamber II, Judgment, 18 May 2012.
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UN Committee against Torture
Danilo Dimitrijević v. Serbia and Montenegro
Danilo Dimitrijević v. Serbia and Montenegro, Communication No. 172/2000, Decisions of the Committee against Torture under article 22 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted on 16 November 2005, UN Doc. CAT/C/35/D/172/2000, 29 November 2005.
T.A. v. Sweden
T.A. v. Sweden, Communication No. 226/2003, Decisions of the Committee against Torture under article 22 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted on 6 May 2005, UN Doc. CAT/C/34/D/226/2003, 27 May 2005.
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UN Human Rights Committee
Bahamonde v. Equatorial Guinea
Angel N. Oló Bahamonde v. Equatorial Guinea, Communication No. 468/1991, Views under Article 5(4) of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted on 20 October 1993, reproduced in Annual Report of the Human Rights Committee to the UN General Assembly, UN Doc. CCPR/C/49/D/468/1991 (1993).
Eduardo Bleier v. Uruguay
Eduardo Bleier v. Uruguay, Communication No. R.7/30, Views under Article 5(4) of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted on 24 March 1980, UN Doc. Supp. No. 40 (A/37/40) (1982), p. 130
Espinoza de Polay v. Peru
Rosa Espinoza de Polay (on behalf of her husband Victor Alfredo Polay Campos) v. Peru, Communication No. 577/1994, Views under Article 5(4) of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted on 6 November 1997, UN Doc. CCPR/C/61/D/577/1994 (1998).
Karttunen v. Finland
Arvo O. Karttunen v. Finland, Communication No. 387/1989, Views under Article 5(4) of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted on 23 October 1992, UN Doc. CCPR/C/46/D/387/1989 (1992).
Little v. Jamaica
Aston Little v. Jamaica, Communication No. 283/1988, Views under Article 5(4) of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted on 1 November 1991, UN Doc. CCPR/C/43/D/283/l988 (1991).
Osbourne v. Jamaica
George Osbourne v. Jamaica, Communication No. 759/1997, Views of the Human Rights Committee under Article 5(4) of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted on 13 April 2000, UN Doc. CCPR/C/68/D/759/1997 (2000).
Párkányi v. Hungary
Csaba Párkányi v. Hungary, Communication No. 410/1990, Views of the Human Rights Committee under Article 5(4) of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted on 27 July 1992, UN Doc. CCPR/C/45/D/410/1990 (1992).
Rodríguez v. Uruguay
Rodríguez v. Uruguay, Communication No. 322/1988, Views under Article 5(4) of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted on 19 July 1994, UN Doc. CCPR/C/51/D/322/1988 (1994).
Thomas v. Jamaica
Maurice Thomas v. Jamaica, Communication No. 532/1993, Views under Article 5(4) of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted on 3 November 1997, UN Doc. CCPR/C/61/D/532/1993 (1997).
Torres Ramírez v. Uruguay
William Torres Ramírez v. Uruguay, Communication No. 4/1977, Views under Article 5(4) of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted on 23 July 1980, UN Doc. A/35/40 (1980), p. 121.
Tshitenge Muteba v. Zaire
Tshitenge Muteba v. Zaire, Communication No. 124/1982, Views under Article 5(4) of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted on 24 July 1984, UN Doc. A/39/40 (1984), p. 182.
Yin Fong v. Australia
Kwok Yin Fong v. Australia, Communication No. 1442/2005, Views under Article 5(4) of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted on 23 October 2009, UN Doc. CCPR/C/97/D/1442/2005 (2009).
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VIII. Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols published by the ICRC
Des Gouttes, Commentaire de la Convention de Genève de 1929 sur les blessés et malades, ICRC, 1930
Paul Des Gouttes, La Convention de Genève pour l’amélioration du sort des blessés et des malades dans les armées en campagne du 27 juillet 1929: Commentaire, ICRC, Geneva, 1930.
Pictet (ed.), Commentary on the First Geneva Convention, ICRC, 1952
Jean S. Pictet (ed.), The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949: Commentary, Vol. I: Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, ICRC, Geneva, 1952.
Pictet (ed.), Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention, ICRC, 1960
Jean S. Pictet (ed.), The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949: Commentary, Vol. II: Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, ICRC, Geneva, 1960.
Pictet (ed.), Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention, ICRC, 1960
Jean S. Pictet (ed.), The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949: Commentary, Vol. III: Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, ICRC, Geneva, 1960.
Pictet (ed.), Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention, ICRC, 1958
Jean S. Pictet (ed.), The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949: Commentary, Vol. IV: Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, ICRC, Geneva, 1958.
Sandoz/Swinarski/Zimmermann (eds), Commentary on the Additional Protocols, ICRC, 1987
Yves Sandoz, Christophe Swinarski and Bruno Zimmermann (eds), Commentary on the Additional Protocols of 8 June 1977 to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, ICRC/Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Geneva, 1987.
ICRC, Commentary on the First Geneva Convention, 2016
ICRC, Commentary on the First Geneva Convention: Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2016.
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