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Detention by Non-State Armed Groups: Obligations under International Humanitarian Law and Examples of How to Implement them

… ranging from a lack of knowledge of international rules and standards on detainee … in particular those found in international humanitarian law, to practical challenges such as how to …

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Eighth periodic report on the implementation of international humanitarian law at the level of Arab States 2015 - 2018

… 11.2019 500 REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AT THE LEVEL OF ARAB STATES 2015 - 2018 …

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Philippines: Deepening dialogue on humanitarian law and Islamic law

… aims to highlight the common ground between international humanitarian law (IHL) and its equivalent in Islamic …

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Strengthening compliance with international humanitarian law: The work of the ICRC and the Swiss government (2015-2019)

… Following a resolution adopted by the International Conference of the Red Cross and … improve the implementation of international humanitarian law were put forward, which can be further …

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Guidelines for the use of Forensic Genetics in Investigations into Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Violations

… offers forensic assistance exclusively for humanitarian purposes, bringing relief to … in investigations into human rights and international humanitarian law violations. Although these guidelines …

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Business and IHL: An introduction to the rights and obligations of business enterprises under international humanitarian law

… benefit from the protections afforded by international humanitarian law or be constrained by its rules. It may …

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The 13th Joint AU-ICRC Seminar Held Under the Theme of 'Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism, and International Humanitarian Law'

… Commission of the African Union (AU) and the International Committee of the Red Cross … convened the joint seminar on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) at the AU Headquarters in Addis …

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China: Law schools vie for top spot in humanitarian law competition

… participate in the 11th Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition, Mainland China …

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Respecting and protecting health care in armed conflicts and in situations not covered by international humanitarian law - Factsheet

International humanitarian law (IHL) – also called the “law of war” or … is a universal set of rules. It consists of international treaty and customary rules that …

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Humanitarian access: What the law says

… in war. In order to carry out their tasks, humanitarian organizations must be granted … would be substantively equivalent to an unlawful denial of consent. Military necessity … to humanitarian access? Under IHL governing international armed conflicts, all States …

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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.

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