… part of today, but also the necessity for the international community to collectively work … Helen Durham, director of International Law and Policy, ICRC, Gulshan Rai, former … Conventions. The rules of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international law …
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … Situations of Violence and International Law for Practitioners " from 14–16 July. The … operational work in relation to international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human …
… Bangui (ICRC) - The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross … Republic is experiencing a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. The situation has … protected under international humanitarian law, which also requires all sides to refrain …
… video messages delivered by the staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross … independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives … by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. The …
… police forces participated in seminars on International Human Rights Standards and humanitarian principles. 550 judges and prosecutors, 650 senior law and journalism students and their …
… during a presentation of its 2014 report on humanitarian activities in the country. Last … the ICRC recorded 875 suspected breaches of international humanitarian law and other attacks on the civilian …
… the ICRC and the Russian Association of International Law. Charles Sabga, ICRC adviser on … to regulate them better. Both international humanitarian law and human rights law apply to …
… worked to promote knowledge and respect for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and cultivate acceptance for …
… CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Pawel Krzysiek Under international humanitarian law, medical personnel, facilities and means …
… as medical supplies dwindle, with delivery of humanitarian assistance seriously hampered by … to respect the rules and obligation of international humanitarian law, which provide that civilians are …
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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.
