The ICRC acts as the guardian of international humanitarian law, a complex role that is closely connected with its own foundation and was later formally entrusted to it by the international …
This document contains a summary of the most important issues of constitutionality raised by different national judicial and quasi-judicial bodies with regard to the ratification of the Statute for …
The ICRC has emphasized the need to maintain human control over weapon systems and the use of force, both for legal compliance and ethical acceptability. This approach has informed our analysis of …
When Typhoon Haiyan swept through the Philippines in November 2013, it left widespread devastation in its wake. Over a million homes were destroyed. Together with the Philippine Red Cross, the ICRC …
2nd Discussion on Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Functions of a possible IHL compliance system and their features 8–9 April 2013 Background document Geneva, March …
To watch the city you love die is heart-breaking, yet this is a reality for many as wars are increasingly fought in urban areas. When wars are fought in cities, they devastate buildings and …
The ICRC is striving to mainstream sustainability as part of an appropriate and effective approach to its work to assist the victims of conflict and other situations of violence. By adhering to the …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been working tirelessly to address the issue of violence against health-care workers, health-care facilities, medical transport and patients in …
This report provides an update on the 2016 report ' Translating the Kampala Convention into Practice: A Stocktaking Exercise '. It aims to capitalize on the momentum for engagement created by the …
This is the ICRC's third sustainable development annual report. It provides an update on progress made in 2014 on the organization's Framework for Sustainable Development, which was adopted in 2011. …
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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.
