Title: The Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention--A New Tool for Generating Respect for International Humanitarian Law
Abstract:In 2011, the ICRC, along with a number of renowned external experts embarked on a major project: updating the Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977. Sin...In 2011, the ICRC, along with a number of renowned external experts embarked on a major project: updating the Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977. Since the drafting of the original Commentaries in the 1950s and 1980s, the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols have been put to the test on numerous occasions, and there have been significant developments in how they are applied and interpreted in practice. With the project of updating all six Commentaries, the ICRC seeks to ensure that these developments are captured in the Commentaries and that up-to-date and comprehensive interpretations of the law are provided. The project is carried out as part of the ICRC’s role 'to work for the understanding and dissemination of knowledge of international humanitarian law” (IHL) and for its faithful application.'Read More
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
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