… 2016 HEALTH ACTIVITIES IN SOMALIA The International Committee of the Red Cross … the core of all of our work is the individual humanitarian gesture; this is epitomized and … is reflected in International Humanitarian Law (the Laws of Armed Conflict), which …
… 19-02-2016 Damascus/Geneva - The International Committee of the Red Cross is … "These are protected under International Humanitarian Law, along with essential basic …
… (ICRC) – All five staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross … "We urge for greater respect for the ICRC's humanitarian work all over the country. Our … violations of international humanitarian law, to protect detainees, to provide water, …
… Madaba governorates. To alleviate some of the humanitarian consequences suffered by both the … and Rukban at the northeastern border. The International Committee of the Red Cross … Jordan. Promoting international humanitarian law The ICRC promotes respect for …
… places of detention Promoting compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL) 624 officers received information …
… Cycle on Generating Respect for the Law . Panelists Françoise Sironi, psychologist … at Paris 8 University, expert for the International Criminal Court Riccardo Bocco, … being absolutely prohibited in international humanitarian law and international human …
… Basic Intermediate Packages attended by eight international and four Ethiopian trainers. … 255 judges and prosecutors and 360 senior law students and instructors improved their … in SNNPR. Supported the organization of the International Red Cross Day on May 8th and E …
… about his first few weeks in the country, the humanitarian issues and challenges the ICRC … on this as well. Finally, on IHL or international humanitarian law, we plan to work further with all the arms …
… one another. We held training sessions in humanitarian action and international humanitarian law for 4,000 people. Niger: The work of the …
… 09-02-2016 Monrovia (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … 480 copies of a new training manual on the law of armed conflict (LoAC), also known as international humanitarian law (IHL), to the Armed Forces 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.
