International humanitarian law (IHL) affords protection to people and property in armed conflict, but only if its rules are properly recognized, clearly understood and fully complied with, when and …
From 10 to 11 April 2018, the ICRC regional delegation for the Russian Federation, Belarus and Moldova, together with the Federal Archival Agency of the Russian Federation, gathered archivists from …
Universal meeting of national committees and similar bodies on IHL (NCIHL) International humanitarian law (IHL) affords protection to people and property in armed conflict, but only if its rules are …
"A part of my agony vanished that day. For so many years I had worried where he was, if he was hungry, if he was cold. Now at last I know where he is." The words of a Milka Budimrović after her …
International Humanitarian Law: A Comprehensive Introduction is a handbook that aims to promote and strengthen knowledge of international humanitarian law (IHL) among academics, weapon-bearers, …
2017 treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons Ratification kit : State participation in and implementation of the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL …
Abuja (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a photo exhibition today in Abuja in recognition of the 30 years of its work in Nigeria. The exhibition "Through their eyes" …
Conflict is increasingly taking place in urban settings and the development and deployment of new technologies in this context raises both challenges and opportunities. In March 2018, the …
Twenty years after its adoption, the 1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention has an impressive record of success. The Convention is saving lives and limbs and furthering the aspiration of a world …
An update from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on the situation in Gaza. The ICRC is alarmed over the human toll of the ongoing violence. The many deaths and injuries demonstrate …
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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.
