The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission is deeply saddened to learn of the unexpected death of its member Dr. Reinaldo Botero Bedoya on 21 January 2008.
The IHFFC was delighted to welcome Louise Doswald-Beck, professor and director at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (ADH) and board member of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ).
On 26 October 2007, the Government of the Principality of Monaco recognised the competence of the IHFFC. The Principality of Monaco is the 70th State to have done so.
It is with deep regret that the Commission has to announce that its Member Prof. Eric David was severely wounded last week.
See the slides of the IHFFC presentation by Col. Charles Garraway.
From 18 to 19 June 2007 the President of the IHFFC, Prof. Michael Bothe, participated and presented the IHFFC at the regional Symposium for the 30th Anniversary of the Adoption of the 1977 Protocols Additional to the Geneva Convention.
The IHFFC was invited by the EU Council Working Group on Public International Law (COJUR) for a presentation during its session of 6 June in Brussels.
Following the annual meeting 2007, which took place from 14 to 16 March in Geneva, the members of the IHFFC adopted a plan of action.
During its annual meeting, held in Geneva march 14 to 16, the IHFFC drew a balance of the efforts made to the respect of international humanitarian law by means of enquiries into alleged grave breaches of these rules.
The following candidates were elected (in the alphabetical order of their state of origin)...
Read the Statement by Professor Ghalib Djilali, President of the Commission at the 5th session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, on 23 - 24 November 2006.
The diplomatic meeting will take place on 7 December 2006 in Bern in the rooms of the Universal Postal Union.
Read the general statement of Prof. Ghalib Djilali
Read the Statement by Professor Michael Bothe, Vice-President of the Commission at an informal Meeting of the 6th Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, on 18 October 2006 in New York.
The Swiss Permanent Mission to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva will organize an Information Meeting on Tuesday, 12 September 2006.
As of 2 August 2006, the Republic of Montenegro has deposited the Instrument of Accession to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the two Protocols Additional of 8 June 1977.