Military necessity in Geneva conventions of 1949

An International Structure for Implementation of the 1949 Geneva Conventions: Needs and Function Analysis

REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS: The Geneva Conventions and Public International Law

With sixty years of hindsight, it seems particularly appropriate to reflect on the trajectory of international humanitarian law (IHL) as shaped by the 1949 Geneva Conventions. The near universal acceptance of the Conventions and their secure integration into the international system can sometimes lead us to underestimate the significance of their impact. It is this transformative impact on publ...

a comparative study of islamic human rights with the four 1949 geneva conventions: with emphasise on the treatment with prisoners of war.

one of the issues that occur in most wars is captivating the enemy soldiers. international humanitarian law as a branch of contemporary islamic law from many years ago has focused on the treatment with prisoners. present comparative study in jus ad bellum shows that, the four 1949 geneva convention's and the 1977 additional protocols which compared with the islamic rules of international h...

Status of Taliban Forces under Article 4 of the Third Geneva Convention of 1949

You have asked for our Office’s views concerning the status of members of the Taliban militia under Article 4 of the 1949 Geneva Convention (III) Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (“GPW”). Assuming the accuracy of various facts provided to us by the Department of Defense (“DoD”), we conclude that the President has reasonable factual grounds to determine that no members of the Taliba...

Investigating the distinction of commercial endorsement deadlines with civil commercial documents Iranian law and Geneva and UNCITRAL conventions

One of the common ways of transfer of commercial documents, ownership (bill of exchange, promissory notes and cheque) is endorsement. If the endorsement is subject to Commercial Code, it is considered a commercial endorsement. And if it is out of the scope of this Code, it should be regarded a normal and on the basis of request (claim) transfer. The question that arise here are “how long are th...