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National implementation of international humanitarian law

Biannual update on national legislation and case law January–June 2008

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

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International Review of the Red Cross , Volume 90 , Issue 871: Human Rights , September 2008 , pp. 795 - 806
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Copyright © 2008 International Committee of the Red Cross

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References

1 Bundesgesetz über die Anerkennung des Österreichischen Roten Kreuzes und den Schutz des Zeichens des Roten Kreuzes (Rotkreuzgesetz – RKG). Officially published on 11 January 2008 in 351 der Beilagen XXIII. GP – Ausschussbericht NR – Gesetzsetext.

2 Bill C-61, an Act to Amend the Geneva Conventions Act, an Act to incorporate the Canadian Red Cross Society and the Trade-marks Act. Officially published on 20 February 2008 in the Canada Gazette, Vol. 142, No. 4.

3 An Act to Enable Effect to be given to Certain Conventions done at Geneva on 12 August 1949 and to the Protocols Additional to those Conventions done at Geneva on 8 June 1977, and 8 December 2005, and for Related Purposes. Officially published on 29 December 2007 in the Republic of Fiji Islands Government Gazette, Vol. 7, No. 100.

4 Loi No. 2008-06 relative à l'interdiction des mines antipersonnel en Mauritanie. Officially published on 30 April 2008 in the Journal Officielle de la Mauritanie, No. 1116 (pp. 533–6).

5 The Islamic Republic of Mauritania ratified the Ottawa Convention by Law No. 99-07 of 20 January 1999.

6 Ley No. 641, Código Penal. Officially published on 9 May 2008.

7 Ley No. 29248 del Servicio Militar. Officially published on 28 June 2008 in the Diario Oficial ‘El Peruano’ (pp. 374974–84). This Law derogate the previous Law on the Military Service of 14 September 1999 (Ley No. 27178 del Servicio Militar).

8 Ley N° 2939 sobre medidas de control de sustancias químicas susceptibles de empleo para las fabricación de armas químicas. Officially published on 29 May 2008 in the Diario Oficial ‘El Peruano’ (pp. 372974–9).

9 Officially published in Zbierka zákonov c. 460/2007, Ciastka 195, Strana 3281 (Act No. 460/2007 Coll., section 195, p. 3281).

10 An Act to Provide for the Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and use of Chemical Weapons and their Destruction and to Provide for Matters Connected Therewith or Incidental Thereto. Officially published on November 23, 2007 as a Supplement to Part II of the Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

11 Published in the Official Gazette, issue No. 29 of 4 June 2008, pp. 16–17.

12 Règlement intérieur de la Commission Nationale du Droit International Humanitaire (CONADIH). Registered at the Primature on 29 February 2008 under No. 5255/2008.

13 Supreme Court of Canada, Canada (Justice) v. Khadr, 2008 SCC 285, 23 May 2008, Docket 32147, Minister of Justice, Attorney General of Canada, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Appellants) v. Omar Ahmed Khadr (Respondent), available at http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca/en/2008/2008scc28/2008scc28.pdf.

14 The Supreme Court of Israel, No. 6659/06, heard on 5 March 2007, decided on 11 June 2008. Available at http://elyon1.court.gov.il/files_eng/06/590/066/n04/06066590.n04.pdf.

15 United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin v. Dow Chemical Co., Docket No. 05-1953-cv, argued 18 June 2007, decided 22 February 2008, available at http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/2nd/051760p.pdf.

16 Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Case No. 06–1195, argued 5 December 2007, decided 12 June 2008. This case was decided together with No. 06–1196, Al Odah, next friend of Al Odah, et al. v. United States et al., also on certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, available at www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/07pdf/06-1195.pdf.

17 Supreme Court of the United States, Munaf et al. v. Geren, Secretary of the Army, et al. Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 06-1666, argued 25 March 2008, decided 12 June 2008. Decided together with case No. 07-394, Geren, Secretary of the Army, et al. v. Omar et al., also on certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Available at http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=000&invol=06-1666.