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War crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and their source in international humanitarian law – Table

… Table seeking to provide the war crimes over which the … great suffering, or serious injury to body or health Wilfully causing great suffering or … property: Rule 38 of CIHL Study A. Special care must be taken in military operations to …

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Health care in danger: The human cost

… The law says hospitals, ambulances and health-care workers must be protected and should … the lack of safe access to health care is causing untold suffering to millions of people. …

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Model legislative provisions on the recruitment or use of children in armed conflict - Model law

… Document suggesting model legislative provisions to be used by … feasible measures to ensure protection and care of children who are affected by an armed … crime; it is enough to endanger the life or health of the person through such an act. (ii) …

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From our archives: Modes of transport

… 1914-1918 war. Near the front, in a Hungarian Red Cross ambulance car, the … the medical mission and the department of health travel from Negrito to Barbacoas in dugout canoes, to bring health care to the people living in these isolated …

Health care in danger: Military assistance in facilitating safe access to health care

… Colombia, checkpoint near Chuapal, San José del Guaviare. … and an military tank meet at an interchange. Health-care providers and military personnel often …

Detention in non-international armed conflict: Consultations with government experts, 2012-2013

In 2012-2013, the ICRC held four regional … 3 Food, water, hygiene and health care … must pose significant, clear and present danger, and that threats falling short of this …

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Detention in non-international armed conflict – First thematic consultation of government experts, January 2014.

… The meeting covered conditions of detention and … -- that all aim to protect the dignity and health of persons deprived of their liberty. … 17 Medical care … notified except when it posed an immediate danger to the family, the detainee, or the …

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Means of personal identification

… Fact sheet describing the obligations of States regarding the … of war— Annex IV A. REVERSE SIDE PRONT He. (care — rs then oftheooismty.oda&diy lie i~ etb … sit Cooling horn thosPital. eec) on State of health is Present eddresa •n. (a) is …

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Colombia: Humanitarian situation and ICRC activities

… 2013 and outlook 2014 (PDF) The hope of being able to turn the page and leave behind a … DISAPPEARANCE “There used to be a health post here, but it’s gone now. It’s the … drop out of school, hinders access to health care services and prevents farmers from …

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Health Care in Danger: A priority for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

Health Care in Danger, an ambitious project of the Red Cross …

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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.

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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.

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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.