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Burkina Faso: Civilians and health care must be protected from any and all acts of violence

… 05-03-2021 Ouagadougou (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … and without delay, in line with international humanitarian law." Violence against civilians, patients, …

News release

Guiding Principles for the Domestic Implementation of a Comprehensive System of Protection for Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups

… forces or armed groups. ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ____________________________________ XVI …

Legal factsheet

Principles of IHL (distinction, proportionality) have direct bearing on cyber operations

… and telecommunications in the context of international security; Second substantive … session; Agenda item "International law" Distinguished chair, excellencies, ladies … be understood as including international humanitarian law, which is part of …

Statement

War in cities: Towards a holistic response

… symposium on "War in Cities", the ICRC, the International Institute for Strategic Studies … of certain rules of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) related to the conduct of …

Event

1980 Convention on certain conventional weapons and its protocols -Ratification kit

… ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ____________________________________ 1980 … application of Protocols I, III and IV to noninternational armed conflict (2001). Protocol …

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Colombia: Between war and indifference

Humanitarian challenges in 2019       … that in a war not everything goes. Respecting international humanitarian law is not an option. Therefore, the search …

Article

Detainees’ contacts with families are Israel's obligation under IHL

… Jerusalem - The International Committee of the Red Cross … full responsibilities under International Humanitarian Law (IHL) with regard to family contacts …

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Can religious leaders play a role in enhancing compliance with IHL?

… The effectiveness of international humanitarian law (IHL) faces challenges from different …

Article

Example Rules for Fighters

… The following list provides a concise set of international humanitarian law (IHL) rules that armed groups can …

Publication

Relevant and practical: The Additional Protocols at 40

… codified basic principles and rules of international humanitarian law (IHL). They also developed new rules to …

Statement

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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.

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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.