… founded in 1863 at the instigation of two Geneva citizens, Henry Dunant and Gustave … approached governments to promote the 1864 Geneva Convention, which accorded wounded and … to it concerning violations of the Geneva Conventions or of the 1907 Hague Conventions …
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… occasion of the 150th anniversary of the 1864 Geneva Convention—12 August 2014—to launch and …
… 2 September 2014 at the ICRC Humanitarium in Geneva , and brought together numerous members … with preparing the revision of the 1929 Geneva Conventions. After the Second World War, as …
… despite being expressly forbidden under the Geneva Conventions of 1949. States play a key role in … them in conflict was the focus of the first Geneva Convention, 150 years ago. Those …
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… obligations incumbent on all parties to the Geneva Conventions and other relevant treaties to …
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… 24-09-2014 Geneva (ICRC) – Over 50 States have now … is the requirement of States under the Geneva Conventions to respect and ensure …
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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.
