FOREWORD 1 EIGHTH PERIODIC REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AT THE LEVEL OF ARAB STATES 2015 - 2018 REPORT REPORT 500 11.2019 2019.1146/004;002 Credits Prepared by the ICRC Regional IHL Hub in Cairo – Omar Mekky, Aly El Badrawy, Ingy Aboloyoun, Basant Abdel-Meguid, Sally Talal and Nahla Hefny. This was done in consultation with the Legal Affairs Section of the League of Arab States. The map on the cover page of this report reflects the Arabic-speaking countries covered by the League of Arab States; it is for illustrative purposes only. The map and the content of the report do not express an opinion on the part of the ICRC concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers and boundaries. The length of the text devoted to a given state in the report is not necessarily exhaustive or proportional to the magnitude of the efforts or importance. It includes what was submitted by states in their questionnaires. International Committee of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 F +41 22 733 20 57 E-mail:
[email protected] www.icrc.org © ICRC, November 2019 EIGHTH PERIODIC REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AT THE LEVEL OF ARAB STATES 2015 - 2018 CONTENTS 5 CONTENTS FOREWORD .......................................................................................................................................................................7 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................11