The global race towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons dominated the focus of writers participating in the recently concluded Young Humanitarian Journalists Competition 2021 . Of the five …
In times where the threats to the health sector in humanitarian settings are tremendous and where accessibility and the health needs of vulnerable populations often continue to be ignored, innovative …
Thailand: Decades after hostilities have ceased in neighboring countries, innocent mine survivors living in Eastern Thailand still bear the scars of war People continue to suffer the consequences of …
Alkhairaat, in the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu, is arguably one of the biggest and most recognized Islamic educational institutions in Eastern Indonesia. Established in the 1930s by an …
Summary table of provisions of international humanitarian law and other provisions of international law specifically applicable to children in war Preliminary remarks Reference is made here to the …
Health inequities: with a focus on women and children. 31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (International Conference), Geneva, Switzerland, 28 November-1 December …
The purpose of this information kit is to assist States in developing legislation to implement the Ottawa Convention on anti-personnel mines. Contents: 1 - Introduction 2 - Elements to consider when …
31-12-2004 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, No. 856, by Louis Maresca. A new protocol on explosive remnants of war by Louis Maresca The author is Legal Adviser, Mines-Arms Unit, Legal …
General Debate on all disarmament and international security agenda items. United Nations, General Assembly, 67th session, First Committee, statement by the ICRC, New York, 16 October 2012. …
31-12-1996 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, No. 315. Statement of the ICRC at the United Nations General Assembly, 51st session, 19 October 1996. A great deal has occurred this year in …
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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
