… and society at large, providing answers is a humanitarian imperative and helps put right a wrong from the past. The International Committee of the Red Cross … has been looking for her daughter-in-law, who disappeared en route to Mexico. The …
… battled it out over two days at the 11th International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition, hosted by the …
… is regional director for Africa at the International Committee of the Red Cross. He … and of the Rapid Support Forces. As the humanitarian situation continues to … as required by international humanitarian law. This war has resulted in countless deaths …
… in London? The UK has a strong voice in international affairs, not least through its … for our neutral, independent and impartial humanitarian action in conflict-affected … urge respect for international humanitarian law. The UK and Ireland is also home to a …
… of weapons facilitates violations of international humanitarian law and hampers the delivery of assistance to …
… 25-11-2022 The Department of International Relations and Cooperation and … on the Implementation of International Humanitarian Law in Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean …
… or overcrowded camps. Along with other humanitarian actors, and in partnership with … generations, is to prevent violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law. …
… Conventions of 1949 form the foundation of international humanitarian law and provide a framework setting out the …
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … a regional course on Islam and international humanitarian law (IHL) from 29 November to 02 December …
… give an overview of the instruments of international humanitarian law which protect cultural property and expose …
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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.
