IRRC No. 288

Swiss neutrality, ICRC neutrality: are they indissociable? An independence worth protecting

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As the Swiss people ponder over their European destiny and the future of Switzerland's status of permanent neutrality, some commentators have raised the question whether the ICRC will be able to maintain complete independence — whichever way Switzerland turns — in conducting its humanitarian operations based on the fundamental principles of the Red Cross.

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Swiss neutrality, ICRC neutrality: are they indissociable? An independence worth protecting author: Cornelio Sommaruga

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Neutral mariners and humanitarian law: a precedent for protecting neutrals in armed conflict author: Michael Harris Hoffman

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Bosnia-Herzegovina: ICRC delegate dies in Sarajevo author:

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A tribute to Frederic Maurice author: Jean de Courten

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Presidential missions author:

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The Red Cross and Red Crescent at Expo '92 in Seville: Meeting the Challenge of the Future author: Carmen Mestre Vergara

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The Movement in Seville (8 May 1992) author:

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World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 1992: Joint message of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and of the International Committee of the Red Cross author:

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Meetings in Cordoba (5–10 May 1992) author:

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ICRC and OAU sign cooperation agreement author:

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The First East Asia Military Seminar on the Law of War (Singapore, 23–27 March 1992) author:

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Declaration of succession of the Republic of Slovenia to the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols author:

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