IRRC No. 856

Editorial: Humanitarian law, action and policy

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The International Review of the Red Cross has reached the venerable age of 135. It bears witness to the continuity of the oldest organization with an international vocation, an institution which has brought assistance and protection to countless victims of armed conflicts. Formerly the official publication of the ICRC and a chronicle of its international activities, the Review now deals with law and policy matters which are of relevance for humanitarian action in times of armed conflict.

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Existentialism in Iraq: Security Council Resolution 1483 and the law of occupation author: Marten Zwanenburg

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Neighbours as human shields? The Israel Defense Forces’ "Early Warning Procedure" and international humanitarian law author: Roland Otto

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On the relationship between human rights law protection and international humanitarian law author: Hans-Joachim Heintze

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A new protocol on explosive remnants of war: The history and negotiation of Protocol V to the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons author: Louis Maresca

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Legality of amnesties in international humanitarian law – The Lomé Amnesty Decision of the Special Court for Sierra Leone author: Simon M. Meisenberg

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Privatization, Outsourcing and Public-private Partnerships: Charity.com or business.org? author: Gilles Carbonnier

Humanitarian Assistance in Armed Conflict author: Yasmin Naqvi

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The International Committee of the Red Cross reduces the protective embargo on access to its archives author: Jean-François Pitteloud

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Future themes. Aim and scope of the Review author:

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Books and articles (Winter 2004) author:

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