African students practice international humanitarian law at continental competition
… The 16th annual All Africa International Humanitarian Law Competition took place in Arusha, Tanzania …
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Humanitarian aid workers and their protection under international law
… Humanitarian aid, by definition, is provided … to people in need. Are they protected under International Law? To what extent? And what steps can aid …
International humanitarian law and private military/security companies - FAQ
… are also obliged to respect the provisions of international humanitarian law (IHL). What are PMSCs? PMSCs are private …
International humanitarian law and the protection of war victims
… Extract from "International Humanitarian Law: An introduction", Henry Dunant Institute, …
Liberia: Armed Forces of Liberia receive international humanitarian law manual
… 09-02-2016 Monrovia (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … 480 copies of a new training manual on the law of armed conflict (LoAC), also known as international humanitarian law (IHL), to the Armed Forces of …
Meeting of States on strengthening compliance with international humanitarian law
… 24-04-2015 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross … strengthening compliance with international humanitarian law. The meeting was opened by ICRC President …
Nepal: Fifty South Asians share perspectives on international humanitarian law
… 25th South Asia Teaching Session (SATS) on international humanitarian law (IHL), organized by the International …
Humanizing the laws of war – the Red Cross and the development of International Humanitarian Law
… on 29 June 2017 to launch Humanizing the Laws of War: The Red Cross and the Development of International Humanitarian Law , a book edited by Robin …
Ethiopia: 5th National International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition
… The 5th National Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) was conducted in Bahr Dar city, …
Exploring Convergences Between Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law: An Introduction
… 16 2020, the ICRC in collaboration with the International Association of Theravada … webinar series on Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law (IHL), otherwise known as the "law of …
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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.