The Second Convention is a key text of international humanitarian law. It contains the essential rules on the protection of the wounded, sick and shipwrecked at sea, those assigned to their care, and …
The practical guidelines for test pumping presented in this publication reflect years of hands-on experience in borehole operation in both rural and urban settings, from Africa to the Middle East and …
The brochure summarizes the problem of weapon contamination, presents the ICRC's Weapon Contamination Unit and describes how the ICRC acts to protect civilians from the effects of weapon …
In line with its mandate, the ICRC endeavours to prevent the suffering caused by armed conflict, notably through the promotion of international humanitarian law. This publication – intended for use …
A practical handbook covering the architecture, engineering, design and operation of prisons. It is intended for all ICRC delegates working in places of detention, whether they have extensive …
Violence, both actual and threatened, against the wounded and the sick, and against health-care facilities and personnel, is one of the most crucial yet overlooked humanitarian issues of today. This …
This publication draws attention to one of the most crucial yet overlooked humanitarian issues of today: violence against health care. Attacking health-care structures and personnel, and ambulances – …
These posters illustrate the tragic consequences of violence against health care. Poster 1 : Mother and Baby Poster 2 : Checkpoint Poster 3 : Cholera tent Poster 4 : Emergency …
Its role as a neutral intermediary in armed conflicts and its activities in aid of millions of victims of war throughout the world have made the ICRC a key figure in history. This volume covers the …
This leaflet provides an overview of our work to restore essential services and ensure decent living conditions for communities affected by armed conflict. We improve public infrastructure such as …
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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.
