Jean-Philippe Lavoyer

Number of articles written: 3 articles

Jean-Philippe Lavoyer

Number of articles written: 3 articles

Jean-Philippe Lavoyer was born in 1950 in Berne (Switzerland), where he obtained his degree as a barrister in 1976. From 1984 to 1988, he was an ICRC delegate in South Africa, Somalia and Afghanistan. After three years with the ICRC's Legal Division in Geneva, he was assigned to Kuwait (1991–1994). He has now rejoined the Legal Division, and continues to carry out regular missions, particularly for the purpose of disseminating international humanitarian law

Published articles

article IRRC No. 324

Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement: A few comments on the contribution of international humanitarian law

article IRRC No. 313

National legislation on the use and protection of the emblem of the red cross or red crescent

article IRRC No. 305

Refugees and internally displaced persons — International humanitarian law and the role of the ICRC