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… public to the unacceptable effects of certain weapons on combatants and civilians, the ICRC … IHL rules limiting or prohibiting the use of weapons of concern. By drawing the attention … law in this area, including with respect to nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, …
… limiting or prohibiting the use of certain weapons, also considered part of IHL, include … • It is furthermore prohibited to use: – nuclear weapons, according to the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons – anti-personnel mines, …
… violence, - The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons includes a commitment to assess …
… the widespread availability and misuse of weapons, upholding respect for IHL and … been as extensively regulated as it is today, weapons and munitions continue to flow, … destruction ( Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (Art. 1), Biological Weapons …
… surveillance and communications, as well as weapons platform targeting and guidance. This … the placement in orbit of objects carrying nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass … of Justice, Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, Advisory Opinion, 8 July …
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… Mine Ban Convention, the Biological Weapons Convention, the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons). Under the respective …
… Since the only use of nuclear weapons in 1945, the world has wrestled with … a binding agreement. Working towards a ban on nuclear weapons For decades the discourse …
… and prohibits or restricts the use of certain weapons. The ICRC plays a leading role in the … of weapons. Video Let's decide the future of nuclear weapons before they decide ours. Is the world ready to face a nuclear war? No. So let’s ban the bomb. …
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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.
