150 years of humanitarian action: Photos past and present
… marked the 150th birthday of the original Geneva Convention. So for the last two years, …
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International humanitarian law in domestic law
… restriction of certain combat tactics. The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … practical measures. For example, under the Geneva Conventions, States are obliged to put …
Malaysia: Hemingway inspires first-time IHL mooter
… those relating to armed conflict. The Geneva Conventions and the International Criminal …
South Sudan: Facts and figures January 2015 - Keeping safe drinking water flowing
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
What does IHL say about terrorism?
… "acts of terrorism." Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states that "collective … started in October 2001 is an example. The Geneva Conventions and the rules of customary …
How does IHL protect refugees and internally displaced persons?
… by IHL, special protection under the Fourth Geneva Convention and Additional Protocol I. For instance, Article 44 of the Fourth Geneva Convention specifies that Detaining …
What are jus ad bellum and jus in bello?
… Protocol I of 8 June 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions (Additional Protocol I), which … "in situations of serious violations of the Conventions or of this Protocol, the High …
What treaties make up IHL? What is customary IHL?
… IHL came into being with the original Geneva Convention of 1864. It has evolved in … in chronological order of adoption: 1864 Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the … projectiles in wartime) 1899 The Hague Conventions respecting the Laws and Customs of …
Protection challenges and needs faced by women and girls in armed conflict and post-conflict settings
… in full. Every State party to the Geneva Conventions also has an obligation in this connection: Article 1 common to the four Geneva Conventions calls on all States Parties …
The ICRC in Syria: Facts and figures 2014
… known as international humanitarian law. The Geneva Conventions form its backbone. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the ICRC has over 12,000 …
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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.
IHL treaties
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 IHL
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.