Yves Sandoz
Biographic Data
| ID | 5860161 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yves Sandoz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yves |
| FAMILY NAME | Sandoz |
| SIGNATURE | SANDOZ Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Committee of the Red Cross |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 24 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Land Warfare
This chapter examines the rules and principles of the international humanitarian law (IHL) concerning land warfare. It considers the IHL rules from the point of view of the foot soldiers and analyses the decisions made by commanders that violate the principles of IHL, including the use of prohibited weapons and giving orders that breach humanitarian rules. It argues that the underlying cause of many problems related to IHL land warfare principles…
The History of the Grave Breaches Regime
Criminal punishment for violations of the laws of war date to the earliest formal codifications. In particular, the Lieber Code of 1863 contained a large number of references to criminal punishment, which ultimately influenced a large number of the subsequent treaties. This said, initial codifications of the laws and customs of war after Lieber but before the Geneva Conventions of 1949 made only scant reference to individual criminal liability. N…
Max Huber and the Red Cross
Max Huber's exceptional academic, diplomatic and judicial career prepared him well for his role as president of the ICRC. Huber assumed the presidency in 1928, thereby taking on the heavy burden of piloting the institution during one of the worst periods of history, culminating with the Second World War. In a time of great danger to the fundamental humanitarian values and the unity of the Red Cross, Max Huber played an outstanding role in better …
Terrorisme et action internationale humanitaire d'urgence
In his keynote speech Yves Sandoz gave a detailed analysis of the consequences of terrorism for humanitarian action. In his text he convincingly argues that the legitimate security requirements and need to prevent terrorists threats should not weaken the respect for international humanitarian law. Nor should the distinction between the necessary political and security action, on the one hand, and the mandate and work of the humanitarian organizat…
Konstantin Obradovic 1939 – 2000
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Le demi-siècle des Conventions de Genève
It is obvious that adopting the Geneva Conventions of 1949 did not put an end to tragedy in war time. Although there is clearly no reason to rejoice, this anniversary presents an opportunity to reflect on what the Conventions have achieved. After a brief discussion of the circumstances under which they were adopted in the following the Second World War, the author points out the great impact of those treaties on the conduct of parties to armed co…
Conférence internationale de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge
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Human rights and the role of the Geneva Conventions
Key-note Address: HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ROLE OF THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS Yves Sandoz Yves Sandoz Director Department of International Law and Communication, International Committee of the Red Cross Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Refugee Survey Quarterly, Volume 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 90–94, https://doi.org/10.1093/rsq/18.3.90 Published: 01 September 1999
Is there a ‘ droit d'ingérence ’ in the sphere of information? The right to information from the standpoint of international humanitarian law
International humanitarian law does not deal directly with the right to information, but it is useful to highlight some of the law's features in considering people's right to information in wartime. The right to indispensable items International law stipulates that civilians have a right to items indispensable to their survival. This entails an obligation for the parties to the conflict, both in enemy territory occupied by them and in their own t…
Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons
There are some questions which one would prefer not to raise. The legality of the use of nuclear weapons in war is surely a case in point
The international committee of the Red Cross and the law of armed conflict today
The 26th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
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Dr. Ahmed Abu-Goura steps down as Chairman of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
After more than forty years of service with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Dr
From words to action
Eight hundred and fifteen delegates from 160 States, 39 Ministers, 20 Deputy Ministers and 12 Secretaries of State, the United Nations Secretary-General, the High Commissioner for Refugees and the Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement represented by the Presidents of the ICRC and the Federation and the Chairman of the Standing Commission, and all the major governmental and non-gove…
Droit ” or “ devoir d'ingérence ” and the right to assistance
Humanitarian issues have hardly ever before been given so much publicity by debates over what some people have described as the “ droit ” or “ devoir d'ingérence ”, which is then linked with the notion of the right to assistance. At the various levels at which the problem is perceived, the public at large, the media and legal experts have become involved in lively and even heated debates
Humanitarian Policy and Operational Activities
In its January-February 1991 issue, the Review informed its readers of the successive representations made by the ICRC from the outbreak of the Middle East conflict both to the States party to the conflict and to the other States to remind them of their obligations under the Geneva Conventions. In particular, the ICRC sent a note verbale on 14 December 1990 to the 164 States party to the Conventions, together with a Memorandum on the applicabilit…
The Question of Prohibiting or Restricting the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons
Law and war make poor bedfellows — particularly since the adoption of the Charter of the United Nations — and it is to be hoped that one day the former will prevail definitively over the latter. The United Nations Secretary-General has done the Review the honour of contributing a paper to this special issue devoted to prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons. ( See p. 469 ). In his message he reminds us that war has…
The red cross and red crescent emblems
The emblems of the red cross and the red crescent are both the strength and the weakness of the Movement. They are its strength because, being the visible and respected symbols of relief to war victims, over the past 125 years they have enabled the Movement to provide protection, assistance and human warmth to millions of wounded persons, prisoners, families and children during the most terrible conflicts mankind has ever known. They are the stre…
International Committee of the Red Cross
Let's face it: a world of peace and justice, devoid of violence and misery, is not around the corner. Stating this unhappy reality is not meant to discourage those of goodwill who keep the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement going. Rather, it is to stress just how important it is in humanitarian endeavour to bring our forces into concert so that we can all pull together. The best use possible must be made of every individual, every …
The Red Cross and Peace
The Red Cross, from the outset, was conceived to relieve victims but not to prevent war. This aim fulfils a clear humanitarian requirement — aid to the injured on the battlefield — and the desire for realism, but it does not mean indifference to the problem of war in general. The role of the Red Cross in conflict situations, like international humanitarian law which was established by the Red Cross, has always been understood as a contribution to…
Unlawful Damage in Armed Conflicts and Redress under International Humanitarian Law
Side by side with aspirations for universal peace, efforts to limit the effects of war have been made throughout all of history and in all of the world's great civilizations. Such efforts, however, have primarily taken the form of religious or moral precepts; although treaties were in fact concluded, they were limited in scope
A new step forward in international law
On 10 October 1980, the “United Nations Conference on Prohibitions or Restrictions of Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects” ended with the adoption by consensus of the following instruments: – Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons, – Protocol on Non-Detectable Fragments (Protocol I), – Protocol on Prohibitions or Restri…
The application of humanitarian law by the armed forces of the United Nations Organization
The events in Lebanon and the despatch of a UN armed force to keep the peace there brings into focus a problem which cannot be ignored, the application of international humanitarian law in armed conflicts. This problem has two aspects: — What is the nature of the armed forces which the UN commits or can commit at the present time? — To what extent are these armed forces obliged to apply humanitarian law
Protection and Nurses
The fourth and last session of the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law applicable in Armed Conflicts has just opened. The Conference is considering two Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The first widens the scope of humanitarian law applicable in international armed conflicts, in particular by giving additional protection to civilians even when they are not in the enem…
Max Huber and the Red Cross
Max Huber's exceptional academic, diplomatic and judicial career prepared him well for his role as president of the ICRC. Huber assumed the presidency in 1928, thereby taking on the heavy burden of piloting the institution during one of the worst periods of history, culminating with the Second World War. In a time of great danger to the fundamental humanitarian values and the unity of the Red Cross, Max Huber played an outstanding role in better …
Droit ” or “ devoir d'ingérence ” and the right to assistance
Humanitarian issues have hardly ever before been given so much publicity by debates over what some people have described as the “ droit ” or “ devoir d'ingérence ”, which is then linked with the notion of the right to assistance. At the various levels at which the problem is perceived, the public at large, the media and legal experts have become involved in lively and even heated debates
The Red Cross and Peace
The Red Cross, from the outset, was conceived to relieve victims but not to prevent war. This aim fulfils a clear humanitarian requirement — aid to the injured on the battlefield — and the desire for realism, but it does not mean indifference to the problem of war in general. The role of the Red Cross in conflict situations, like international humanitarian law which was established by the Red Cross, has always been understood as a contribution to…
A new step forward in international law
On 10 October 1980, the “United Nations Conference on Prohibitions or Restrictions of Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects” ended with the adoption by consensus of the following instruments: – Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons, – Protocol on Non-Detectable Fragments (Protocol I), – Protocol on Prohibitions or Restri…
The History of the Grave Breaches Regime
Criminal punishment for violations of the laws of war date to the earliest formal codifications. In particular, the Lieber Code of 1863 contained a large number of references to criminal punishment, which ultimately influenced a large number of the subsequent treaties. This said, initial codifications of the laws and customs of war after Lieber but before the Geneva Conventions of 1949 made only scant reference to individual criminal liability. N…
Unlawful Damage in Armed Conflicts and Redress under International Humanitarian Law
Side by side with aspirations for universal peace, efforts to limit the effects of war have been made throughout all of history and in all of the world's great civilizations. Such efforts, however, have primarily taken the form of religious or moral precepts; although treaties were in fact concluded, they were limited in scope
The application of humanitarian law by the armed forces of the United Nations Organization
The events in Lebanon and the despatch of a UN armed force to keep the peace there brings into focus a problem which cannot be ignored, the application of international humanitarian law in armed conflicts. This problem has two aspects: — What is the nature of the armed forces which the UN commits or can commit at the present time? — To what extent are these armed forces obliged to apply humanitarian law
Protection and Nurses
The fourth and last session of the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law applicable in Armed Conflicts has just opened. The Conference is considering two Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The first widens the scope of humanitarian law applicable in international armed conflicts, in particular by giving additional protection to civilians even when they are not in the enem…
The application of humanitarian law by the armed forces of the United Nations Organization
The events in Lebanon and the despatch of a UN armed force to keep the peace there brings into focus a problem which cannot be ignored, the application of international humanitarian law in armed conflicts. This problem has two aspects: — What is the nature of the armed forces which the UN commits or can commit at the present time? — To what extent are these armed forces obliged to apply humanitarian law
A new step forward in international law
On 10 October 1980, the “United Nations Conference on Prohibitions or Restrictions of Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects” ended with the adoption by consensus of the following instruments: – Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons, – Protocol on Non-Detectable Fragments (Protocol I), – Protocol on Prohibitions or Restri…
Unlawful Damage in Armed Conflicts and Redress under International Humanitarian Law
Side by side with aspirations for universal peace, efforts to limit the effects of war have been made throughout all of history and in all of the world's great civilizations. Such efforts, however, have primarily taken the form of religious or moral precepts; although treaties were in fact concluded, they were limited in scope
The Red Cross and Peace
The Red Cross, from the outset, was conceived to relieve victims but not to prevent war. This aim fulfils a clear humanitarian requirement — aid to the injured on the battlefield — and the desire for realism, but it does not mean indifference to the problem of war in general. The role of the Red Cross in conflict situations, like international humanitarian law which was established by the Red Cross, has always been understood as a contribution to…
International Committee of the Red Cross
Let's face it: a world of peace and justice, devoid of violence and misery, is not around the corner. Stating this unhappy reality is not meant to discourage those of goodwill who keep the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement going. Rather, it is to stress just how important it is in humanitarian endeavour to bring our forces into concert so that we can all pull together. The best use possible must be made of every individual, every …
The red cross and red crescent emblems
The emblems of the red cross and the red crescent are both the strength and the weakness of the Movement. They are its strength because, being the visible and respected symbols of relief to war victims, over the past 125 years they have enabled the Movement to provide protection, assistance and human warmth to millions of wounded persons, prisoners, families and children during the most terrible conflicts mankind has ever known. They are the stre…
The Question of Prohibiting or Restricting the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons
Law and war make poor bedfellows — particularly since the adoption of the Charter of the United Nations — and it is to be hoped that one day the former will prevail definitively over the latter. The United Nations Secretary-General has done the Review the honour of contributing a paper to this special issue devoted to prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons. ( See p. 469 ). In his message he reminds us that war has…
Humanitarian Policy and Operational Activities
In its January-February 1991 issue, the Review informed its readers of the successive representations made by the ICRC from the outbreak of the Middle East conflict both to the States party to the conflict and to the other States to remind them of their obligations under the Geneva Conventions. In particular, the ICRC sent a note verbale on 14 December 1990 to the 164 States party to the Conventions, together with a Memorandum on the applicabilit…
Droit ” or “ devoir d'ingérence ” and the right to assistance
Humanitarian issues have hardly ever before been given so much publicity by debates over what some people have described as the “ droit ” or “ devoir d'ingérence ”, which is then linked with the notion of the right to assistance. At the various levels at which the problem is perceived, the public at large, the media and legal experts have become involved in lively and even heated debates
Dr. Ahmed Abu-Goura steps down as Chairman of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
After more than forty years of service with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Dr
From words to action
Eight hundred and fifteen delegates from 160 States, 39 Ministers, 20 Deputy Ministers and 12 Secretaries of State, the United Nations Secretary-General, the High Commissioner for Refugees and the Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement represented by the Presidents of the ICRC and the Federation and the Chairman of the Standing Commission, and all the major governmental and non-gove…
The 26th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons
There are some questions which one would prefer not to raise. The legality of the use of nuclear weapons in war is surely a case in point
The international committee of the Red Cross and the law of armed conflict today
Is there a ‘ droit d'ingérence ’ in the sphere of information? The right to information from the standpoint of international humanitarian law
International humanitarian law does not deal directly with the right to information, but it is useful to highlight some of the law's features in considering people's right to information in wartime. The right to indispensable items International law stipulates that civilians have a right to items indispensable to their survival. This entails an obligation for the parties to the conflict, both in enemy territory occupied by them and in their own t…
Le demi-siècle des Conventions de Genève
It is obvious that adopting the Geneva Conventions of 1949 did not put an end to tragedy in war time. Although there is clearly no reason to rejoice, this anniversary presents an opportunity to reflect on what the Conventions have achieved. After a brief discussion of the circumstances under which they were adopted in the following the Second World War, the author points out the great impact of those treaties on the conduct of parties to armed co…
Conférence internationale de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Human rights and the role of the Geneva Conventions
Key-note Address: HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ROLE OF THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS Yves Sandoz Yves Sandoz Director Department of International Law and Communication, International Committee of the Red Cross Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Refugee Survey Quarterly, Volume 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 90–94, https://doi.org/10.1093/rsq/18.3.90 Published: 01 September 1999
Konstantin Obradovic 1939 – 2000
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Terrorisme et action internationale humanitaire d'urgence
In his keynote speech Yves Sandoz gave a detailed analysis of the consequences of terrorism for humanitarian action. In his text he convincingly argues that the legitimate security requirements and need to prevent terrorists threats should not weaken the respect for international humanitarian law. Nor should the distinction between the necessary political and security action, on the one hand, and the mandate and work of the humanitarian organizat…
Max Huber and the Red Cross
Max Huber's exceptional academic, diplomatic and judicial career prepared him well for his role as president of the ICRC. Huber assumed the presidency in 1928, thereby taking on the heavy burden of piloting the institution during one of the worst periods of history, culminating with the Second World War. In a time of great danger to the fundamental humanitarian values and the unity of the Red Cross, Max Huber played an outstanding role in better …
The History of the Grave Breaches Regime
Criminal punishment for violations of the laws of war date to the earliest formal codifications. In particular, the Lieber Code of 1863 contained a large number of references to criminal punishment, which ultimately influenced a large number of the subsequent treaties. This said, initial codifications of the laws and customs of war after Lieber but before the Geneva Conventions of 1949 made only scant reference to individual criminal liability. N…
Land Warfare
This chapter examines the rules and principles of the international humanitarian law (IHL) concerning land warfare. It considers the IHL rules from the point of view of the foot soldiers and analyses the decisions made by commanders that violate the principles of IHL, including the use of prohibited weapons and giving orders that breach humanitarian rules. It argues that the underlying cause of many problems related to IHL land warfare principles…
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