The ICRC: Its Mission and Work
This brochure begins by stating the ICRC's mission, then describes the organization itself and discusses its identity, legal foundations and scope of action. It goes on to explain the ICRC's varied …
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Humanity in War: Frontline Photography since 1860
Since the second half of the nineteenth century, photography has played a fundamental role in opening the world's eyes to the horrors of war. During the same period, the ICRC has worked to alleviate …
Handbook of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
This important work contains all the texts that serve as a basis for the ICRC, the International Federation and national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Included are: the Fundamental Principles …
Restoring Family Links Strategy
This brochure contains the Restoring Family Links (RFL) Strategy of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and implementation plan (2008-2018) as adopted by Resolution 4 of the 2007 …
Restoring Family Links: Presenting the Strategy for a Worldwide Network
Each year, hundreds of thousands of people are separated from their loved ones as a result of war, disasters, migration or other circumstances. This leaflet summarizes the work being done by the …
Exercises for Lower-Limb Amputees: Gait Training
This booklet/CD-ROM provides examples of basic post-prosthetic exercises for use by physiotherapists, physiotherapy assistants, orthoprosthetists and others involved in the gait training of …
Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) (leaflet)
Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) is an education programme that introduces young people between 13 and 18 years of age to the basic rules and principles of international humanitarian law (IHL). The …
Missing Persons: A Hidden Tragedy
People have gone missing as long as men have been fighting wars. The plight of people missing in armed conflict and the suffering of their families has been a consistent concern to the ICRC. This …
Legal Measures and Mechanisms to Prevent Disappearances, to Establish the Fate of Missing Persons, and to Assist their Families
Report of the Second Universal Meeting of National Committees on International Humanitarian Law, March 19-21 2007. The issue of missing persons, in particular, has become a growing concern over the …
Cluster Munitions: Decades of Failure, Decades of Civilian Suffering
Cluster munitions have been a persistent problem for decades. These weapons have unique characteristics that make them a grave danger to civilians. These four fact sheets provide an overview of the …
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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.