Health Care in Danger: Latest news
… campaign marked its 4th anniversary on World Humanitarian Day (19 August). The campaign's … Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference on international humanitarian law was held in Canberra, Australia. It was …
Skip to main content
Search results
Respect for ethics is central to protecting health care
… Between January 2012 and December 2014, the International Committee of the Red Cross … to ask ourselves that question. International humanitarian law (IHL) states that medical personnel, …
Health Care in Danger newsletter: July – November 2015
… of medical considerations only. But for the International Committee of the Red Cross this … with which non-State armed International humanitarian law (IHL) states groups can formally voice …
Russian Federation: Knowing IHL is the first step towards applying it
… A conference on the future of international humanitarian law and the prospects for teaching it in …
Philippines: Moving on in Zamboanga
… in Zamboanga, and stands ready to assist in humanitarian emergencies together with the … promoting awareness of and respect for international humanitarian law among weapon bearers. For further …
Kazakhstan: Round-table on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons
… 27-11-2015 Astana (ICRC) – The Kazakh Humanitarian Law University will host a round-table on 30 … ministries of Japan and Kazakhstan, and the International Committee of the Red Cross …
European Microfinance Award. Speech by ICRC president Peter Maurer.
… given by Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, in … you some thoughts from the perspective of a humanitarian organization, all the more so … opposition to, international humanitarian law and human rights law. This is the daily …
Niger: Seminar on Islamic law and humanitarianism
… 25-11-2015 Niamey (ICRC) – A seminar on Islam, humanitarian action and protecting victims of … 26 November in Niamey and organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross … people aware of international humanitarian law and how it ties in with other standards, …
Health Care in Danger: Voices of the Community of Concern
… is made up of doctors, nurses, patients, humanitarian workers, government officials, … be respected and protected, and abides by the laws that protect health care services Weapon … Health Care in Danger is an initiative of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent …
50 years of the Fundamental Principles: A UK and Ireland perspective
… The International Red Cross Red Cross Movement is … about what it was like to deliver impartial humanitarian assistance in Derry/Londonderry … the Principles and international humanitarian law," he explained. "We need to remain focused …
Didn’t find what you were looking for?
Try one of the following resources:
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.