IHL and other legal regimes
… to IHL as well. IHL is based on the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, … ICRC has a mandate of guardianship under the Geneva Conventions to promote respect and …
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ICRC detention work: Why, where, who?
… In an international armed conflict, the 1949 Geneva Conventions give the ICRC the right to visit … of war and civilians protected by the Fourth Geneva Convention. The Conventions also …
Universal jurisdiction over war crimes – Factsheet
… jurisdiction was first introduced by the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 for the protection of war … offence. Additional Protocol I of 1977 to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 extends the …
War crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and their source in international humanitarian law – Table
… with the following: Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … to the Hague Convention No. IV, the 1925 Geneva Protocol, the 1954 Hague Convention for …
National Committees for the implementation of international humanitarian law
… The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … States are obliged to spread knowledge of the Conventions and Protocols as widely as … OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their …
Jordan: The Essay Competition on International Humanitarian Law
… marks the 75 th anniversary of the 1949 Four Geneva Conventions. They specifically protect people … enriched in Common Article 1 to the Four Geneva Conventions. In your opinion, after 75 …
The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction: ICRC statement to United Nations, 2016
… breaches" regime, as outlined in the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and further developed in … is currently updating its commentaries on the Geneva Conventions and their Additional …
The environment and warfare
… objective. Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions adds a specific prohibition on … techniques, 1976 Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions, 1977 Customary IHL Rule …
International law on the conduct of hostilities: overview
… Through a series of treaties such as the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, … in the Hague Convention of 1907 and the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional …
ICRC President Spoljaric concludes visit to Moscow: Progress on prisoners of war is urgent
… Geneva (ICRC) - During a visit to Moscow over … obligations to respect rules laid out in the Geneva Conventions. Note to editors and …
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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.