The 2015 Jean-Pictet Moot Court Competition
The 27th Annual Jean-Pictet Competition – held this year in Charlottesville, Virginia in the United States – has come to an end. It was won by the National University of Singapore after an intense …
The 27th Annual Jean-Pictet Competition – held this year in Charlottesville, Virginia in the United States – has come to an end. It was won by the National University of Singapore after an intense …
The ICRC is very concerned about the rise in violence in the run-up to the election in Burundi. It is appealing for calm and is calling for Red Cross staff and volunteers to be allowed to do their …
The World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is held annually on 8 May. This year, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement launches a global conversation celebrating the 50th Anniversary of …
This page regroups ICRC and BBC coverage of our new 'snapshot' initiative to reunite families caught up in the violence in South Sudan. Watch BBC video coverage and read web story on our work to …
The ICRC's director of operations, Dominik Stillhart, has said the humanitarian situation in Syria has deteriorated sharply during the past few weeks and the need for food, water and medical supplies …
This image shows Reaper a Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS), part of 39 Squadron Royal Air Force. The Reaper has completed 20,000 operational flight hours in theatre, and is operated from Kandahar …
An update of our activities in central Mindanao, Philippines. Content: The uncertainty of displacement Clean water for vulnerable communities in Pikit Health: Life-saving support without distinction …
The Royal Thai Navy and the ICRC jointly hosted the "2nd Regional Workshop on the law of armed conflict at sea" at the Swissôtel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok. The event, which took place from 27th to 30th …
2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 27 April to 22 May 2015, Statement of the ICRC The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is …
This meeting forms part of the third phase of consultations of the process and will involve discussions with all States and preparations for the 32nd International Conference. The purpose of the …
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.