10-06-2015 Kuwait (ICRC) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, called today for a stronger response to the needs of civilians affected by the ongoing …
10-06-2015 Juba/Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned that urgent action needs to be taken to save hundreds of thousands of people in South Sudan from …
09-06-2015 Manila (ICRC) – As part of ongoing efforts to reduce jail congestion, an electronic system for computing inmates' good conduct time allowance will be rolled out by the Bureau of Jail …
08-06-2015 The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is deeply saddened by the death of Jameela Naji Burut, a volunteer with the Yemen Red Crescent Society, who was killed in an explosion …
02-06-2015 Kuwait (ICRC) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, has just completed a one-day official visit to Kuwait. Mr. Maurer met with the Emir of …
29-05-2015 Pretoria (ICRC) – The ICRC and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have recently concluded a memorandum of understanding that will strengthen relations between them and …
29-05-2015 Beirut (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will inaugurate three water projects in the Bekaa valley, in eastern Lebanon, today. The projects were carried out in …
28-05-2015 Despite a recent five-day ceasefire brokered by parties amidst Operation Decisive Storm, hostilities continue unabated across Yemen. Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence. …
27-05-2015 Brussels (ICRC) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer has called on the EU to up its humanitarian efforts to help stabilize swathes of the …
27-05-2015 Manila (ICRC) – To enrich their understanding of international policing standards and international humanitarian law, around 20 senior officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) will …
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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.
