26-12-2007 Article, International Law Forum, University of Jerusalem, by Cordula Droege. International human rights law and international humanitarian law are traditionally two distinct branches of …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was born out of a need to preserve the dignity of people whose lives have been altered by armed conflicts and other situations of violence. We …
ICRC has recently released a report titled “Completion Of ICRC Water Program - Host Communities and Syrian Refugees in Jordan 2014 – 2023” which presents 10 years of ICRC intervention in North …
09-02-2024 Goma (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concerned at the increased intensity of armed clashes in Sake, which is located in the province of North Kivu in the …
The ICRC International Humanitarian Law Bibliography lists references to publications in English and French on international humanitarian law. The bibliography is based on books and other material in …
Day after day, in every community we reach, we come across something very valuable, a special trait we see in health-care workers, forensic personnel, community leaders, teachers and all the people …
07-02-2024 Juba, South Sudan (ICRC) – On Wednesday, 7 February, a reconstructed solar-powered water supply system was inaugurated at Lainya Town, Central Equatoria State, by Honourable Friedrick Ladu …
07-02-2024 Juba, South Sudan (ICRC) – On Wednesday, 7 February, a reconstructed solar-powered water supply system was inaugurated at Lainya Town, Central Equatoria State, by Honourable Latiyu Paul …
Over 120 days since the onset of renewed hostilities between Israel and Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza, the violence –unprecedented in scale and nature– continues to exact an immense human toll …
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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.
