… to the way the conflict is being fought. The International Committee of the Red Cross has … deaths – if the mere basics of international humanitarian law were observed," said Robert Mardini, the …
… Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross … in focused discussions on how international law applies in the use of ICTs. This includes international humanitarian law. The ICRC shares the concern …
… Despite its prohibition in international law, sexual violence in conflict remains a … It occurs in various contexts and has serious humanitarian consequences. As the world marks …
… International humanitarian law covers all armed conflicts – on land, at … Geneva Convention Air and naval warfare and international humanitarian law All armed …
… significantly in the sixty years since the International Committee of the Red Cross … published its Commentaries on these important humanitarian treaties. To promote a better … of, and respect for, this body of law, the ICRC commissioned a comprehensive …
… in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur province, humanitarian organizations working on the … water, food, sanitation and education. The International Committee of the Red Cross … works to promote respect for humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles …
… strengthen its capacities, and promoting humanitarian principles and international humanitarian law (IHL). Detainee welfare Since 1999, the …
… dozens of projects designed to offer better humanitarian protection, livelihood … continued last year to promote the international humanitarian law (IHL), as more than 1,270 officers and …
… persons camp. Image: ICRC / FONTANA, Jérome International military engagement in Syria and … 2014, members of the UK's international humanitarian law community drawn from academia and the …
… published its Commentaries on these important humanitarian treaties. To promote a better … of, and respect for, this body of law, the ICRC commissioned a comprehensive … First Convention is a foundational text of international humanitarian law. It contains …
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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.
