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The Paul Reuter Prize for international humanitarian law 2024 – Call for applications

…   The Foundation for the International Committee of the Red Cross … the 13th Paul Reuter Prize for international humanitarian law. The Paul Reuter Prize of 5,000 Swiss …

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International humanitarian law and cyber operations during armed conflicts - ICRC short papers

… have become part of armed conflicts, and the international community recognizes that the … and thus result in 'devastating humanitarian consequences'. The ICRC urges …

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IHL App 2.0: International humanitarian law and more in your pocket

… 75 treaties and other documents relating to international humanitarian law (IHL) – most notably, the Geneva …

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Report of Meeting of Representatives of National Committees on International Humanitarian Law

International Humanitarian Law at the National Level: Impact and Role ofNational Committees International Humanitarian Law at the National …

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Launch of the Chinese Version of the Customary International Humanitarian Law Study

… of a world-wide study conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross … 161 rules of customary international humanitarian law, was jointly launched by the ICRC and the …

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Professor Louise Doswald-Beck, Director of the University Centre for Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, delivering her presentation of the Customary IHL Study in Beijing on12 October 2007

The exchange of information on national measures to implement international humanitarian law

… norms applicable to this particular aspect of international humanitarian law. ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL

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Mongolia: Advanced training session on international humanitarian law organized to strengthen regional expertise

… Ulaanbaatar (ICRC-MRCS) - The International Committee of the Red Cross … Advanced Session on International Humanitarian Law from June 1 to June 5, 2024, in …

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Midlands State University win the Zimbabwe National International Humanitarian Law Moot Court competition

… University has won the Zimbabwe National International Humanitarian Law Moot Court competition co-hosted by the …

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Regional state consultations on international humanitarian law and cyber operations during armed conflicts

… of regional consultations with States on international humanitarian law and cyber operations during armed …

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Saudi Arabia: 1,200 military personnel trained on international humanitarian law in Taif

… 14 to 18 April, a high-level workshop on international humanitarian law (IHL) organized jointly by the …

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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.