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Descriptor
English
:
International Humanitarian Law
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Derecho Humanitario Internacional
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Direito Humanitário Internacional
Tree Number:
SP8.946.468.505
SP9.020.060
Definition
English
:
Humanitarian
legislation
comprised mainly of the four Geneva
Conventions
(1949) and the two Additional
Protocols
(1977), intimately associated with the responsibilities of the International Committee of the
Red Cross
and of the National
Red Cross
or Red Crescent
Societies
. Its main purpose is to provide
protection
and
assistance
to victims of armed conflict. Also referred to as the Law of War, the Law of Geneva. (Material V - Gunn, S.W.A. Multilingual
Dictionary
of
Disaster Medicine
and International Relief, 1990)
See Related
English
:
Geneva Convention
Red Cross
Record Number:
35058
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