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… delegation in Syria Stephan Sakalian on the humanitarian situation: Damascus (ICRC) — Our … the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC). The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) is … obligations under international humanitarian law. Since 1967, the ICRC has served …
… Brazilian states. Discussions focused on the humanitarian consequences of the armed … Rights Defenders and a Preliminary Draft Law were to be presented. The director of … Rights Defenders and a Preliminary Draft Law were to be presented. Felipe Biasoli, …
… 1 November, Thammasat University's Faculty of Law, together with the International Committee of the Red Cross … the discussion was the role of international humanitarian law (IHL) in mitigating the …
… York Ambassador Gafoor, Excellencies, The International Committee of the Red Cross … (OEWG) on the question of how international law applies to the use of ICTs. To answer … common understandings on how international humanitarian law applies to, and therefore …
… in collaboration with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation of the … on the implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). This Seminar brought together …
… York Ambassador Gafoor, Excellencies, The International Committee of the Red Cross … and services for the civilian population, for humanitarian relief operations, for civilians … their services, consistent with applicable law. Fourth , since 2022 the ICRC has …
… Speech delivered by Régis Savioz of the International Committee of the Red Cross at … Cairo Ministerial Conference to Enhance the Humanitarian Response to Gaza, 2 December 2024 … protected under international humanitarian law. This includes all civilians, including …
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … work The ICRC’s role as a strictly neutral humanitarian organization puts us at the … Questions about International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Related Legal Frameworks What …
… Iraqi and Kuwaiti authorities, as well as international bodies, to locate burial sites … help to bring answers to these families. ICRC HUMANITARIAN APPROACH When we receive and … protected by both international and national laws. PURPOSE The purpose is purely …
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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.
