Treatment of Detainees
… of the enemy. These rules are set out in international humanitarian law and summarized in this pocket card for …
… of the enemy. These rules are set out in international humanitarian law and summarized in this pocket card for …
… local communities, then trying to talk about international humanitarian law and first aid training. The Murle people …
… Geneva / Sana'a – The International Committee of the Red Cross … Protection Department in Yemen. International humanitarian law requires that dead bodies be treated …
… 10-10-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – As the international armed conflict between Russia … the winter season can significantly increase humanitarian needs. Under international humanitarian law, the effects of hostilities on civilians …
… essential services is a cornerstone of International Humanitarian Law. Parties to a conflict must respect the …
… their title as champions in the 2018 Zimbabwe International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Court during the 12 th edition …
… emergency medical care in the Gaza Strip, the International Committee of the Red Cross … of the ICRC's office in Gaza International humanitarian law states that all parties to the conflict …
… kind of operation and the strength of their humanitarian commitment was what made it … in accordance with their obligation under international humanitarian law to identify those killed on the …
… Organization, the Spanish Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red Cross … and physical attacks on medical personnel and humanitarian personnel exclusively engaged in … , Rec. 10). International humanitarian law protects health-care personnel, facilities …
… weapon systems. This report from the International Committee of the Red Cross … independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives … by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. …
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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.