International Humanitarian Law
… An overview of international humanitarian law, in A2 poster format, presenting the key …
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International humanitarian law in domestic law
… For the treaties of international humanitarian law (IHL) and other relevant instruments to be …
Islamic Law and International Humanitarian Law
… Islamic law is the bedrock of Islam and one of the … similarities in the principles underpinning international humanitarian law (IHL) and Islamic laws of war …
International Humanitarian Law Bibliography
… The ICRC International Humanitarian Law Bibliography lists references to publications in English and French on international humanitarian law. The …
Customary international humanitarian law
… Customary international law is made up of rules that come from "a … exist independent of treaty law. Customary international humanitarian law (IHL) is of crucial …
International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law: Similarities and Differences
… Both international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL) strive …
Strengthening international humanitarian law
… of work, one regarding detention in non-international armed conflict, and the other on … strengthening compliance with international humanitarian law generally. For international humanitarian …
Implementing International Humanitarian Law: From law to action
… sheet explaining what it means to implement international humanitarian law at the national level, whose …
Internally displaced persons and international humanitarian law – Factsheet
… International humanitarian law (IHL) is a set of rules that, in times of … ON IHL INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW International …
Promoting International Humanitarian Law among Rwandan law students
… Annual National Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The event, jointly organized by …
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ICRC library
Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
IHL treaties
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 IHL
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.