… and Ukraine at the Palais media briefing in Geneva. Good morning. And thank you for giving … , who have a legal obligation under the Geneva Conventions to share information with us about …
… Statement Geneva Centre for Peace and Security 29 May 2015, Geneva, Switzerland Speech given by Mr. Peter … in the "jus in bello" framework of the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC is the living proof of …
… and on their Destruction, 4–8 December 2017, Geneva. Statement by the ICRC Efforts to … prohibit biological weapons through the 1925 Geneva Protocol and the Biological Weapons … States still holding reservations to the Geneva Protocol to withdraw them, since the …
… 19-06-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of … travelled all the way from Ukraine to Geneva to share their suffering and to call … mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 …
… on Their Destruction, 14-18 December 2015, Geneva. Statement by the ICRC. The …
… to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Geneva, Switzerland. Address by Dr Helen … must not be cause for complacency. Here in Geneva, the grievous harm caused by cluster …
… in 1948 and, a year later, of the four Geneva Conventions, the international community … Beyond the universal acceptance of the Geneva Conventions and the obvious need for …
… or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, held in Geneva from 15 and 17 November 2023. A shorter … The ICRC, through our headquarters in Geneva and our delegations in capitals and in …
… and on their Destruction, 20 November 2023, Geneva. Mr President, Excellencies, Ladies and … a unique forum for States Parties to the Geneva Conventions to undertake joint commitments …
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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.
