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Section National implementation of international humanitarian law: model laws With a view to facilitating implementation of the rules of international humanitarian law at the national level, the ICRC’s Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law proposes model laws and offers advice on drafting legislation. Examples of laws and regulations adopted by States to implement international humanitarian law are available in the IHL - National Implementation database.  Emblem11-1-2007 Model law concerning the use and the protection of the emblem of the red cross, the red crescent and the red crystal(Humanitarian law\National implementation\Publications\Model laws) Includes PDF Mines22-8-2003 Model of Legislation for Common Law States to Implement the 1997 Ottawa Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Antipersonnel Mines and on their Destruction(Humanitarian law\National implementation\Publications\Model laws) Includes PDF Missing1-9-2007 Guiding Principles / Model Law on the Missing Principles for Legislating the Situation of Persons Missing as a Result of Armed Conflict or Internal Violence: Measures to prevent persons from going missing and to protect the rights and interests of the missing and their families. (Humanitarian law\National implementation\Publications\Model laws) Geneva Conventions Act21-2-2003 Model Geneva Conventions Act
(for Common Law States)Using the Geneva Conventions Acts adopted by different States, and following discussions held with common law experts, the ICRC Advisory Service on IHL has drawn up this model Geneva Conventions Act. This Model Act gives effect to the provisions of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and to their two Additional Protocols of 1977. (Humanitarian law\National implementation\Publications\Model laws) Fact Sheet31-10-2003 Missing Persons and their FamiliesFact sheet describing the problem of missing persons and providing recommendations for drafting national legislation in this area. (Humanitarian law\National implementation\Publications\Fact sheets) Fact Sheet Includes PDF International Review of the Red Cross30-9-2005 A Model Law: The Biological and Toxin Weapons Crimes Act.An Act to implement obligations under the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and the 1925 Geneva Protocol (Info resources\International Review\2005 - No. 859) International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF 31-8-1996 National legislation on the use and protection of the emblem of the red cross or red crescent(Info resources\International Review\1996 - No. 313) International Review of the Red Cross 31-8-1996 Model law concerning the use and protection of the emblem of the red cross or red crescent(Info resources\International Review\1996 - No. 313) International Review of the Red Cross More in this section23-5-2001 Information kit: Development of National Legislation to Implement the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-personnel MinesThe purpose of this information kit is to assist States in developing legislation to implement the Ottawa Convention on anti-personnel mines. (Humanitarian law\National implementation\Publications\Fact sheets)  |
