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Descriptor English: International Humanitarian Law
Descriptor Spanish: Derecho Humanitario Internacional
Descriptor derecho humanitario internacional
Scope note: LEGISLACIÓN humanitaria compuesta principalmente de los cuatro CONVENIOS de Ginebra (1949) y los dos PROTOCOLOS Adicionales (1977), íntimamente relacionados con las responsabilidades del Comité Internacional de la CRUZ ROJA y de la CRUZ ROJA Nacional o la Media Luna Roja. Su principal objetivo es proporcionar PROTECCIÓN y ASISTENCIA a las víctimas de los CONFLICTOS ARMADOS. También se conoce como las "leyes de la guerra" o "ley de Ginebra". (Traducción libre del original: Material V - Gunn, S.W.A. Multilingual Dictionary of Disaster Medicine and International Relief, 1990)
Descriptor Portuguese: Direito Humanitário Internacional
Descriptor French: Droit Humanitaire International
Tree number(s): SP9.242.569.190.562
Scope note: 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)
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Related: Red Cross MeSH
DeCS ID: 35058
Unique ID: DDCS035058
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International Humanitarian Law - Preferred
Concept UI FD00060919
Scope note 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)
Preferred term International Humanitarian Law



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