Mini EHL: The Essence of Humanitarian Law
This resource kit introduces young people to the principles and basic rules of international humanitarian law (IHL). It provides 5 x 45 minutes of sequential learning activities designed for both …
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Health Care in Danger: The Responsibilities of Health-Care Personnel Working in Armed Conflicts and Other Emergencies
A guidance document in simple language for health personnel, setting out their rights and responsibilities in conflict and other situations of violence. One surgeon who reviewed the text said: "It's …
ICRC Strategy 2019–2024
The ICRC Strategy 2019–2024 provides a compass for action for the next six years. It guides the organization in preventing and alleviating the suffering of people affected by conflict and violence, …
Accompanying families of missing persons, in relation to armed conflict or other situations of violence
This brochure gives an introduction to the handbook "Accompanying the families of missing persons". The handbook provides a detailed description of the role of the accompanier, including the …
Expert Meeting: Occupation and Other Forms of Administration of Foreign Territory
This document reports the findings of the ICRC project and meeting on occupation and other forms of administration of foreign …
Dignity in Detention (posters)
A set of six posters promoting respect for the dignity of people in detention. The posters contain basic information about the rights, and the proper treatment, of people deprived of their liberty; …
Scope of the law in armed conflict, Vol. 96, No. 893
What does the legal regulation of armed conflict at the beginning of the twenty-first century look like? Is it legally permissible to target anyone, anywhere, with armed drones? Can and should States …
Physiotherapy ICRC’S Social Inclusion Programme Leaflet
The Physiotherapy leaflet is a concise introduction to the work of the ICRC's physiotherapists. It explains the role these professionals play in physical rehabilitation and hospital projects, …
The International Review of the Red Cross: French Selection 2011/1 – Conflit en Afghanistan
This issue is a collection of articles taken from the International Review of the Red Cross on the theme of Conflict in …
ICRC Policy Document on Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment Inflicted on Persons Deprived of their Liberty
This set of policy guidelines was adopted by the ICRC's Assembly Council on 9 June 2011. It strongly reflects the ICRC's conviction that torture and other forms of ill-treatment must be absolutely …
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ICRC library
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.
Customary IHL
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.