… and they do not purport to change existing international law. In this regard, the ICRC welcomes the … is not necessarily contrary to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in the preamble. The …
… the IHL classification of conflicts into international (IAC) and non-international … The interplay between IHL and human rights law continues to have practical consequences … may be undertaken by other actors, including humanitarian organizations, subject to the …
… this route are of similar concern from a humanitarian perspective. Along the journey … the Pretoria regional delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross … from families of the missing to Harare and Bulawayo 2019: Continuation of secondary …
… 29-05-2020 Mogadishu (ICRC)—The International Committee of the Red Cross … of armed conflict, under international humanitarian law, people not taking part in the hostilities …
… of the 18th annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law, co-hosted by the ICRC and the South …
… as many children are fed on goat milk. The International Committee of the Red Cross … KNOWLEDGE AND RESPECT FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW (IHL) AND THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS …
… humanity and, when applicable, the rules of international humanitarian law. We help, in coordination with the …
… High-level plenary meeting to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of … conflict, and the world would be faced with a humanitarian disaster of unimaginable scale, … incompatible with international humanitarian law, and abhorrent to the principles of …
… Christian Cardon led the organization's humanitarian response to the 51-day conflict … confidential dialogue on compliance with the laws of war. There has been a clear lack of respect for international humanitarian law – the …
… of the movement to strengthen this area of international humanitarian law," said Harry Kalaba, Zambia's Minister for …
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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.
