… to discuss the Montreux Document on pertinent international legal obligations and good … obligations of States under international law and lists good practices aimed to assist … states in promoting respect for international humanitarian law and human rights law and to …
… 10-11-2015 Geneva / Sana'a – The International Committee of the Red Cross … a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law (IHL). All those taking part in the …
… year for United Nations Peace Operations, the International Committee of the Red Cross … As a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian organization that protects and … the use of force, mediation, rule of law, and securing access for the delivery of …
… refugees, returnees and displaced persons and humanitarian questions. Armed conflicts have … too often – namely widespread violations of international humanitarian law (IHL), which give rise to large-scale and …
… 06-11-2015 Geneva / Bangui – The International Committee of the Red Cross … facilitate neutral, independent and impartial humanitarian action. "Since the end of … added Ms Danzi. International humanitarian law prohibits any attacks directed against …
… UPDATE: The deadline for the Young Humanitarian Writers Competition has now been … Respecting Life and Human Dignity The International Committee of the Red Cross … of violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) – also known as the law of armed …
… livestreamed from this page on 4 November The International Committee of the Red Cross … and the Centre for Military and Security Law (CMSL) at the Australian National … a debate on military involvement in providing humanitarian assistance in conflict zones. …
… war of independence. At that time, the ICRC's humanitarian work involved visiting and … Red Crescent rallied behind the values of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … best practices. International humanitarian law 45 judges, police officers and gendarmes …
… personnel and facilities protected under international humanitarian law, leaving death and destruction in their …
… Ukraine and Afghanistan. Humanitarian law and the protection of civilians in … the training of CSTO representatives in international humanitarian law (IHL). "We …
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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.
