… Occupied Territories (ILOT) since 1967, the International Committee of the Red Cross … Vulnerable Communities To address the humanitarian consequences of the occupation: … Respect for International Humanitarian Law As the promoter of International …
… to flow despite repeated violations of international humanitarian law. Public services have been bombed, the …
… - Humanity in migration Annual forum on international humanitarian law Dialogue with Sri Lanka Police on …
… to be strengthened. What role can Geneva as a humanitarian hub play in implementing these … Humanitarian Affairs Segment, and the International Conference of the Red Cross and … the continued relevance of international law – including international humanitarian law …
… – The 7th South Asian Regional Conference on International Humanitarian Law, jointly organised by the government of …
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … of the three-day workshop, military and key law enforcement officials, defence attachés … obligations under domestic law, as guided by humanitarian law. Additionally, it focused on …
… rules for their treatment and release. International humanitarian law also protects other people deprived of …
… in Guantanamo. Promoting compliance with international humanitarian law Reminding parties to a conflict of their …
… constitute outright violations of international humanitarian law. It is no coincidence that the very first …
… The Geneva Conventions are the cornerstone of international humanitarian law, often called the laws of war, which aim …
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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.
