The Legal Framework
Topics covered in this
presentation
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Concepts of law
Relevant bodies of International Law
National Law
International Law
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Concept
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Primary sources
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Secondary sources
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Application
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Limitations
International Legal Framework
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International Human Rights Law
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International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
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Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
International Human Rights
Law
Why do we need to know
International Human Rights Law?
International Human Rights
Law
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“International Bill of Human Rights”
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Regional legal instruments
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Responsibility of the State:
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Duty to respect
• Duty to protect
• Duty to fulfill
International Humanitarian Law
(IHL)
Why do we need to know about
International Humanitarian Law?
Instruments of
International Humanitarian Law
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four Geneva Conventions of 1949
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two Additional Protocols of 1977
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third Additional Protocol of 2007
The Guiding Principles
on Internal Displacement
Non-binding document, but…
The Guiding Principles
on Internal Displacement
Why do we need to know about the Guiding
Principles on Internal Displacement?
The Guiding Principles
on Internal Displacement
Rights relating to:
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physical security and integrity
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basic necessities of life
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other economic, social and cultural protection
needs
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other civil and political protection issues