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International law on the conduct of hostilities: overview
International law on the conduct of hostilities regulates and limits the methods and means of warfare used by parties to an armed conflict. It aims to strike a balance between legitimate military …
Cities at war: “More sophisticated” understanding of urban conflict essential
… important but different debate about counter-terrorism. "There is also the need for us to …
Overcrowding: Pakistan prisons holding 57% more inmates than capacity
… has been developed by the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) in collaboration …
International conference opening: ICRC president address
… in the context of combat operations, counter terrorism and public order policies of … hold legitimate security concerns, counter terrorism measures can also restrict …
Pakistan: ICRC-NPA develop curriculum on international standards of policing under IHRL and IHL
… from across the country comprising anti-terrorism forces, anti-corruption and …
Respect for IHL
… representatives of the Fr… Editorial: Counterterrorism, sanctions and war - Helen Durham, …
African Union Chairperson assures ICRC of strengthened partnership
… difficult situations of dealing with counter-terrorism operations yet again they need to …
Extraterritorial targeting by means of armed drones: Some legal implications
… and Fundamental Freedoms While Countering Terrorism, Ben Emmerson, UN Doc. A/HRC/25/59, … Leiden Policy Recommendations on Counterterrorism and International Law, 1 April 2010, … President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, The Ethics and Efficacy of the …
25th Course in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for Humanitarian Professionals and Policy Makers
… challenges and issues. IHL and Counter-Terrorism Operations Climate Change and armed …
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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.