Cultural property is protected during warfare
… civilian in nature, the general provisions of humanitarian law protecting civilian property apply. … Protocols , and has become part of customary international law . More about the protection …
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Bruges Colloquim - experts discuss urban warfare
… Bruges (ICRC) - The 16th Bruges Colloquium on International Humanitarian Law, jointly organised by the International …
Ad hoc tribunals
… International tribunals have existed since the … of committing crimes before the courts. ICRC lawyers believe that tribunals such as that … tribunals. As the guardian of international humanitarian law, the ICRC also supports …
Report: Sexual violence in armed conflict: Underlying causes and prevention strategies
… Geneva Centre for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action (CERAH) convened a … to feature the recent publication of the International Review of the Red Cross on " … Cycle on " Generating respect for the law ", an ongoing reflection on how to better …
War on words: Is journalism disappearing from conflict zones?
… and play a critical role in influencing the international community's humanitarian response to populations affected … environment. While international humanitarian law (IHL), also known as the rules of war, is …
A new future ahead
… China University of Political Science and Law for the International Humanitarian Law Moot Court in 2008. She not …
Reducing Civilian Harm in Urban Warfare: A Commander’s Handbook
… areas. It highlights those aspects of the Law of Armed Conflict which are particularly …
Preventing and eradicating the deadly legacy of explosive remnants of war
… and hinders the delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance, while often setting … socio-economic development gains by decades. International humanitarian law (IHL) provides a robust framework of …
States must address concerns raised by autonomous weapons
… Effects (CCW), 13 to 15 November 2019. The International Committee of the Red Cross … reaffirms the applicability of international humanitarian law (IHL) and the importance of a …
China: First-ever media workshop focuses on protection of journalists in emergency and first aid
… for East Asia, briefs participants about the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … The first-ever workshop on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the protection of journalists in …
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.