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International humanitarian law implementation report: toolkit (second edition)

This toolkit includes short and long-form templates for preparing a national report on implementing international humanitarian law.

From:: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published: 28 November 2019
Last updated: 29 ~~August~~October ~~2022~~2024 — See all updates

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International humanitarian law implementation reports and their advantages: an overview

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Toolkit for preparing a report on the implementation of international humanitarian law at the domestic level (second edition)

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Structure template for implementation report: long form (second edition)

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Structure template for implementation report: short form (second edition)

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The UK ~~published~~published the asecond edition of its Voluntary Report on the ~~implementation~~Implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) at ~~domestic~~Domestic ~~level~~Level in October 2024. The first edition of the Voluntary Report was published in March ~~2019.~~2019.

The second edition of the Voluntary Report sets out an updated picture of the UK’s IHL efforts in a single document accessible to anyone interested, including non-legal experts and the general public. It includes new topics, such as the protection of civilians in armed conflict, mutual legal assistance, human security in military operations, media professionals in armed conflict, public curiosity, cyber warfare, outer space, and autonomous weapons systems.

The UK government aims to encourage and support other ~~countries~~states to produce a report on their own national implementation of of IHL.

. In collaboration with the British Red Cross, the government has therefore also produced ~~this~~a second edition toolkit to provide practical guidance for ~~countries~~states to research and draft their own reports. It includes 2 optional templates, for short and more detailed implementation reports, as well as guidance on how to publish a report.

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The previous (first edition) version of the toolkit (based on the first edition Voluntary Report) is currently available in:

International humanitarian law implementation report: toolkit (second edition)

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International humanitarian law implementation reports and their advantages: an overview HTML

International humanitarian law implementation reports and their advantages: an overview

Toolkit for preparing a report on the implementation of international humanitarian law at the domestic level (second edition) ODT, 79.788.8 KB This file is in an OpenDocument format

Toolkit for preparing a report on the implementation of international humanitarian law at the domestic level (second edition)

Structure template for implementation report: long form (second edition) ODT, 48.897 KB This file is in an OpenDocument format

Structure template for implementation report: long form (second edition)

Structure template for implementation report: short form (second edition) ODT, 22.923.8 KB This file is in an OpenDocument format

Structure template for implementation report: short form (second edition)

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International humanitarian law implementation reports and their advantages: an overview

HTML

Toolkit for preparing a report on the implementation of international humanitarian law at the domestic level (second edition)

ODT, 79.788.8 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Structure template for implementation report: long form (second edition)

ODT, 48.897 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Structure template for implementation report: short form (second edition)

ODT, 22.923.8 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format