On Wednesday 5 June, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU and the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the EU, NATO and the Kingdom of Belgium celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions at an event in Brussels bringing together expert practitioners and academics.
Adopted in 1949 in the aftermath of the Second World War, these conventions, together with their Additional Protocols, contain the essential rules of international...