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SAVE THE DATE Conference on Weapon-Wounded Care Strengthening the continuum of care in armed conflict The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pleased to invite you to a conference …
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We acknowledge that your current situation is incredibly dangerous and distressing for you and your loved ones. We are very sorry you are experiencing this. Please know that the International …
15-12-2024 Cairo (ICRC) – The renowned International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Regional Arabic Course successfully concluded on Tuesday 9 December 2024 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, bringing together …
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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.
