The role of the institute of humanitarian law in defending human rights

• Author: Ramona-Gabriela Paraschiv
• Position: Faculty of Law, the Law Department, Ortodox University Dimitrie Cantemir, Bucharest, Romania
• Pages: 154-158

AGORA International Journal of Juridical Sciences, www.juridicalj ournal.univagora.ro

ISSN 1843-570X, E-ISSN 2067-7677

No.1 (2012), pp. 118-122

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THE ROLE OF THE INSTITUTE OF HUMANITARIAN LAW IN DEFENDING

HUMAN RIGHTS

R. G. Paraschiv

Ramona-Gabriela Paraschiv

Faculty of Law, the Law Department

Ortodox University Dimitrie Cantemir, Bucharest, Romania

*Correspondence: Ramona-Gabriela Paraschiv, 41 A Barajul Arge St., Sc. C, Ap. C5,

District 1, Bucharest, Romania

E-mail: ramonaparaschiv@rocketmail.com

Abstract

The International Institute of Humanitarian Law, similar to other international

inter-governmental organizations, militates for th e observance of human rights, especially

the refugee right a nd immigration right, thus also contributing to the improvement of

international reglementations in these domains.

Key words: international inter-governmental organizations, human rights,

humanitarian law.

Introduction

The International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIDU) is an independent,

nonprofit organization, with humanitarian character, founded in the year 1970. The c entral

office is in the Ormond Villa, Sanremo, Italia, and a contact body is established in Geneva,

Switzerland.

The main purpose of the Institute is to promote the development of international

humanitarian law, h uman rights, especially refugee rights, immigration rights and problems

connected to these rights.

General consideration upon the contribution of international non -governmental

institutions to defending the human rights .

The international non-governmental organisations represent international

associations, without a profit, created from private or mixed initiative, which groups natural

and juridical persons with different nationalities

1

, in conformity with the internal state law on

whose territory lies the head office.

They have an old history, as in the year 1914 having already established a number

of 1083 such organizations

2

, however, the expression “non-govern mental organization”

started to be used frequently after its introduction in the founding do cuments of the United

Nations Organization. In the year 1945, having been accepted the consultative role

of one of them

1

, as a result of their request to officially participate to the works of the organs

of the United Nations Organization

2

.

1

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Edition, All Beck

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2

Subcontracting Peace - The Challenges of NGO Peacebuilding, Edited by: Richmond, Oliver P. • Carey, Henry F.

Published by Ashgate, 2005, p. 21.