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Guidelines on investigating violations of IHL: Law, policy and good practice

… weapon in public, robbery, torture, certain terrorism acts, war crimes, crimes against … and Civilian Casualties in U.S. Counterterrorism Operations, CNA and Marine Corps Uni …

Article

Messaging apps: an untapped humanitarian resource

… of migration flows and the fight against terrorism). The risk of misuse of data may …

News release

Detention in non-international armed conflict - Meeting of all States, 27-29 April 2015

… into extradition treaties and anti-terrorism conventions.26 Among the main issues …

Article

International humanitarian law and cyber operations during armed conflicts

In this position paper, the ICRC presents its views on cyber operations and international humanitarian law (IHL). The use of cyber operations during armed conflicts is a reality. While only a few …

Report

Report of Meeting of Representatives of National Committees on International Humanitarian Law

… of IHL in no way hinder the fight against terrorism. IHL is not an obstacle to the … of the presumed perpetrators of acts of terrorism: where it is applicable, it simply …

Report

Indirect Fire : A technical analysis of the employment, accuracy and effects of indirect-fire artillery weapons

The purpose of this report is to provide background information on the technical characteristics of indirect-fire weapon systems, examine how and when they are employed, address and explain issues …

Article

“Still? This is The Word That Hurts The Most”

“STILL?” THIS IS THE WORD THAT HURTS THE MOST REPORT ASSESSING THE NEEDS OF FAMILY MEMBERS OF MISSING PERSONS IN CONTEXTS OF VIOLENCE AND OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO ©ICRC, July, …

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Reducing Suffering During Armed Conflict: The Interface Between Buddhism and IHL

International Conference - Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 4-6 September 2019 From 4 to 6 September 2019, over 120 participants from around the world gathered in the historic town of Dambulla, Sri Lanka, for an …

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The potential human cost of cyber operations

… States for legitimate purposes, such as anti-terrorism operations. This list could be …

Report

Catalogue of publications and films in Arabic

… national legislative frameworks on counter-terrorism. These topics were selected in light …

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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.

IHL treaties

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 IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.