… rules of war. Called the Senior Workshop on International Rules governing Military … compliance with and promotion of the law of armed conflict. SWIRMO is organized by … to military operations, international humanitarian law and humanitarian action, …
… 07-03-2018 Beijing (ICRC) – Law students from 18 countries across the … region are testing their knowledge of international humanitarian law (IHL) at the 16th Red Cross …
… speech by Dr Helen Durham, ICRC Director of International Law and Policy, delve into when International Humanitarian Law works, through real stories, …
… of looting villages. Sierra Leone -- RULES OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW “Pillage is prohibited.” GC IV Art. 33(2); …
… practical solutions is imperative to prevent humanitarian consequences of conflict and … given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross to … families of missing persons are protected by law. And, you can order your military, police …
… ICRC statement on International Law in the Third Session of the Open-Ended … report, in particular on international humanitarian law. Focused, non-politicized, …
… of the wars which rage today. It is about laws that assert that as long as conflict … limit to suffering. - Peter Maurer President, International Committee of the Red Cross The … every country in the world, ensuring a global humanitarian network. REGIONAL FEATURE EVEN …
… By working party on public international law (COJUR) The European Union (EU) is … to promoting respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) as part of its wider …
… The Pacific Islands Roundtable on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) provides a dedicated forum for …
… The ICRC is helping promote international humanitarian law (IHL) among the Malian armed forces, …
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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.
