… in exposed areas are in need of increased humanitarian protection and economic … point of our activities in the regions. The International Committee of the Red Cross … training on international humanitarian law. 5 180 181 Individual and 30 community …
… Ofteringer, and the legal advisor on Islamic law and jurisprudence Dr. Ahmed al-Dawoody met … and Yemen was a joint concern, as well as the humanitarian situation of people fleeing armed … religious scholars in dialogue and debate on humanitarian law, principles, and action, …
… version of an online training kit on the law of armed conflict designed for armed … highlight some of the basic elements of the law of armed conflict, and specifically focus … battles and emphasize the need to respect the laws of war. These videos use simplified …
… Senior Workshop on International Rules governing Military … 150 years, through its neutral and impartial humanitarian action, the ICRC has witnessed … and insecurity, and ongoing violations of the law of war, are destroying basic social …
… main message of the director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross … as stipulated by international and domestic law," he stated at the press conference in … the issue and take more account of its humanitarian dimension. The pain and the heavy …
… co-hosts the annual Zimbabwe National International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Court Competition with the High …
… to Serbia by high-level officials from the International Committee of the Red Cross … Cross of Serbia – its main partner in many humanitarian endeavours, from providing aid to … to promoting international humanitarian law. "The Serbian Red Cross is one of the …
… Commission of the African Union (AU) and the International Committee of the Red Cross … convened the joint seminar on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) at the AU Headquarters in Addis …
… are among the most pressing topics on the international agenda today. In my meeting with … or other drivers of violence – is a critical humanitarian priority. Global concerns Through … today. The situation is exacerbated when laws are violated. If international …
… to members of the ELN armed group about international humanitarian law and the obligation to protect the lives of …
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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.
