… work visiting persons detained in relation to international and non-international armed … mandate to monitor respect for international humanitarian law (IHL). The ICRC also takes action for …
… in Shariff Saydona Mustapha municipality, the International Committee of the Red Cross … ICRC is a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian organization whose exclusively … by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. For …
… in action. It has been 50 years since the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … to their obligations under International Humanitarian Law. The organization is constantly adapting …
… Syria are reminded that they are obliged by law to spare civilians and all others not … part in the fighting. That's a basic tenet of international humanitarian law ," said Fabrizio Carboni, the …
… Africa were registered as missing with the International Committee of the Red Cross … systems, general state of insecurity, or lawful military operations, but mainly due to the numerous violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) that too often occur …
… International humanitarian law limits both the choice of weapons and the … an armed conflict are limited by the rules of international humanitarian law in their choice …
… able to organise the delivery of emergency humanitarian assistance, particularly medical … of family links), as well as the respect of international humanitarian law. In this newsletter you will find some …
… with their work. How are they protected under international humanitarian law (IHL)? How can the ICRC help? What are the …
… scientific exchange. ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ____________________________________ 1976 …
… given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross. UN … for bringing attention to this critical humanitarian concern. I greatly appreciate the … the application of international humanitarian law and other normative systems to reduce the …
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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.
