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… This is also one of the principles of international humanitarian law (IHL), which guided the ICRC to develop …
… This is also one of the principles of international humanitarian law (IHL), which guided the ICRC to develop …
… 2013, the Arms Trade Treaty became the first international legal instrument to link arms … lens is crucial to understand and address the humanitarian consequences of the widespread … respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights law. This …
… Humanitarian challenges 2018 Beyond any doubt, … more than 550 cases of recent violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, both …
… Bosnia and Herzegovina . Organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross … and foremost with States. Under international humanitarian law, families have the right to know what has …
… The International Committee of the Red Cross works … an independent, neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for … respect for international humanitarian law and its implementation in national law. …
… In 2020, the International Committee of the Red Cross … are the core treaties of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), otherwise known as "the law of war" …
… ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ____________________________________ 1980 … application of Protocols I, III and IV to noninternational armed conflict (2001). Protocol …
… 19-05-2017 Beijing (ICRC) – An international conference opens today in … of experiences and views on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) between International Committee of …
… they already constitute war crimes under international humanitarian law. Moreover, IHL also specifically prohibits …
… Nations Security Council Open Debate on the Humanitarian Effects of Environmental … disaster. Each had its specific and distinct laws, protocols and procedures which informed … area of ICRC's focus is on the respect of International Humanitarian Law. In light of …
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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.