IHL on a Course on International Organizations

1.   General points

1. Legal personality
   • Legal status of the ICRC

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• • The application of IHL to UN forces

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2. Privileges and immunities
   • Privileges and immunities of the ICRC inherent in its mandate in IHL

   See

   • Case No. 214, ICTY/ICC, Confidentiality and Testimony of ICRC Personnel

• • Privileges and immunities of the ICRC provided for in status agreements
  • Privileges and immunities of the ICRC provided for in its headquarters agreement with Switzerland

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3. Treaty-making power
   • Status agreements and operational agreements concluded by the ICRC

1. See

   • Document No. 27, Agreement between the ICRC and Switzerland,
   • Document No. 28, Agreement between the ICRC and the ICTY Concerning Persons Awaiting Trial before the Tribunal

2.   The United Nations system

1. Security Council enforcement measures
   • Applicability of IHL
   • Means of implementation of IHL
     • The prosecution of war crimes as peace enforcement

     See

     • Case No. 211, ICTY, The Prosecutor v. Tadic [Part A., para. 39],
     • Case No. 164, Sudan, Report of the UN Commission of Enquiry on Darfur
   • Peacekeeping operations

     See

     • Document No. 59, UN, Review of Peace Operations
   • Applicability of IHL

   See

   • Chapter 13. VIII. 5. a), UN forces as addresses of IHL and protected by IHL
2. The ICRC’s observer status at the UN General Assembly

3. See

   Case No. 54, UN, ICRC Granted Observer Status
   • The role of the UN General Assembly in the development of IHL
   • The concept of in situ protection of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and implementation of IHL
   • Reference to IHL in resolutions of the UN Human Rights Council
   • Special rapporteurs of the UN Human Rights Council on IHL subjects
   • UN human rights monitors and IHL

3.   The International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent

1. The Conference’s legal nature
2. Legal nature of Conference resolutions

4.   The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

1. Status and role of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in IHL

5.   The International Committee of the Red Cross

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1. The ICRC’s position and function in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
2. Its legal status
3. Its principles
4. Its traditionally mononational character
5. Its role in the development of IHL
6. Its mandate under IHL
   • In international armed conflicts
   • In non-international armed conflicts
7. Activities and approach
8. Importance of IHL in the ICRC’s operational practice 6.   The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

6.  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies