Evolution, challenges and trends in internal displacement 2012, para. 35
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The 2005 ICRC study on customary international humanitarian law, conducted on the basis of a request by States and Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, recognized the role of the Guiding Principles as a source of customary law. Based on State practices, the study developed rules applicable to internally displaced persons. These rules make explicit reference to the Guiding Principles.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2012
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Other
Reference
SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the UNGA (2012), A/67/289, para. 35.