The novel coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented crisis that has impacted the lives of over 62 million people worldwide so far, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Challenged with …
Statement to High-Level Ceremony marking the entry into force of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) As delivered by ICRC President Peter Maurer Excellencies, distinguished …
By Robert Mardini, Director-General, International Committee of the Red Cross The vile suffering that poison gas inflicted on the soldiers of World War I so horrified the world that chemical weapons …
On 22 January 2021, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has entered into force as the first instrument of international humanitarian law to mitigate the catastrophic humanitarian …
The date 22 January marks a victory for humanity. That’s the day the Treaty Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons enters into force, the day that nuclear weapons become prohibited. On this day, the world’s …
Global Health Webinar marking the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) convened by International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) As …
21-01-2021 Geneva/New York (ICRC/IFRC) – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement welcomes the entry into force today of the first instrument of international humanitarian law to include …
On the eve of the historic Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entering into force, we celebrate this essential step towards preventing the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of …
Protracted armed conflict in Kalilangan village in the hinterlands of Iligan City, Lanao del Norte province, has displaced around 320 families. In 2020, they experienced fleeing to the village …
Both international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL) strive to protect the lives, health and dignity of individuals, albeit from a different angle. It is therefore …
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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.
