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Jun 2024
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Internment pursuant to GC4 during an IAC...

ICRC LAW AND POLICY
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The Fourth Geneva Convention was the first humanitarian law convention dedicated to protections for civilians during armed conflict. Amongst its numerous protective rules, it also provides the main rules of international humanitarian law (IHL) governing the exceptional practice of internment of protected persons – detention of such persons for security reaso ... Show More
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