François Bugnion

Number of articles written: 22 articles

François Bugnion

Number of articles written: 22 articles

François Bugnion is an independent consultant in international humanitarian law and humanitarian action. He joined the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 1970 and served as a delegate in Israel and the occupied territories, Bangladesh, Turkey, and Cyprus, and then as head of mission in Chad, Viet Nam, and Cambodia. From 2000 to 2006, he was Director for International Law and Cooperation at the ICRC. He has been a member of the ICRC Assembly since May 2010. He is the author of more than fifty books and articles on international humanitarian law and on the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

Published articles

article IRRC No. 905

Adoption of the Additional Protocols of 8 June 1977: A milestone in the development of international humanitarian law

article IRRC No. 888

Birth of an idea: the founding of the International Committee of the Red Cross and of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: from Solferino to the original Geneva Convention (1859–1864)

article IRRC No. 888

Book review - Henry Dunant: La croix d’un homme

article IRRC No. 883

Between insurgents and government: the International Committee of the Red Cross’s action in the Algerian War (1954–1962)

article IRRC No. 876

The International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent – challenges, key issues and achievements

article IRRC No. 865

The 29th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Geneva, 20–22 June 2006: challenges and outcome

article IRRC No. 859

The International Committee of the Red Cross and nuclear weapons: From Hiroshima to the dawn of the 21st century

article IRRC No. 856

Legal history of the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict

article IRRC No. 854

2003 Council of Delegates and 28th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent: Challenges and results

article IRRC No. 317

17 December 1996: Six ICRC delegates assassinated in Chechnya