International humanitarian law
International humanitarian law is a set of laws recognised by most countries that tries to limit the destructive effects of war, such as the Geneva conventions.
International Humanitarian Law Media
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The First Geneva Convention of 1864.
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Progression of Geneva Conventions from 1864 to 1949
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The official emblem of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Changed in accordance with email to the foundation found here: [1] (note: you must have access to the OTRS system in order to view this ticket. If you do not have access, please contact an OTRS representative to verify this information. )
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The siege of Leningrad (pictured) killed hundreds of thousands of civilians, but was ruled legal by a United States military court. The 1949 Geneva Convention "accepted the legality of starvation as a weapon of war in principle".[1]
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- ↑ Mulder & van Dijk 2021, pp. 383–384.