(2018) 1 Visn. Nac. akad. prokur. Ukr. 106–113
https://doi.org/10.34285/visnyknapu2018.53.106
Title of the article	Use of the Red Cross Label According to the Legislation of Ukraine and Norway
Author(s)	YEVHENIIA LUKIANCHENKO national coordinator on international humanitarian law, Ukrainian Red Cross Society, y.lukyanchenko@redcross.org.ua VALERII DІACHENKO PhD in Law, Docent, senior lecturer, department of initial and continuing professional training of military prosecutors, National Prosecution Academy of Ukraine, loto69@ukr.net
Short title of the journal (ISSN)	Visn. Nac. akad. prokur. Ukr.
Year	2018
Issue	1
Pages	[106–113]
Language	Ukrainian
Abstract	The order of the use of the emblem of the Red Cross with a recognizable or protective purpose is investigated, namely: those or other objects having such an emblem carry out the humanitarian function of saving the wounded and sick. The activity of national societies is analyzed, which is connected with the use of the emblem and should correspond to the basic principles of the Red Cross. It is concluded that the Emblem of the Red Cross, the Red Crescent and the Red Crystal is a symbol of the protection of medical personnel and medical institutions, that is, it is prohibits the illegal use of the emblem.
Keywords	war; the right to armed conflict; international humanitarian law; the right to war; international legal regulation of armed conflicts; emblem; Red Cross; International Movement of the Red Cross and Red Crescent; medical staff.
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