Adopted on 8 June 1977, Protocols I and II are international treaties that supplement the Geneva Conventions of 1949. They significantly improve the legal protection covering civilians and the …
Legislation for Common Law States on the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW _____________________________________ Model Law Convention on Cluster …
Ratification kit providing an overview of the steps involved in State adherence to the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions . 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions Ratification kit International …
Ten years ago the ICRC helped draft the Guiding Principles. How have the Principles contributed to improving protection for IDPs? What gaps remain? An article by Cordula Droege : Development in the …
Fact sheet describing some elements and modalities which could bring about a concrete improvement in the effectiveness of sanctions in the efforts by all parties to ensure greater respect for …
Legislation for Common Law States on the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 and 2005 Additional Protocols ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ____________________________________ …
Document suggesting model legislative provisions to be used by States as guidance in the drafting of legislation on the use and protection of the r ed cross, red crescent and red crystal emblems . …
Assessing national measures to implement international humanitarian law allows the authorities to verify which measures have already been taken and which remain to be taken in order to honour the …
Opinion paper - definition of "international armed conflict" and "non-international armed conflict" under International Humanitarian Law, the branch of international law which governs armed conflict. …
Document adopted by the ICRC Assembly on 27 April 2006. The genocide of the Jews and Gypsies and other persecutions carried out under the Third Reich were the cause of unspeakable suffering. That …
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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.
