Update of customary IHL database – July 2024
New update of the customary IHL database We have just updated the customary IHL database to include to include additional practice from Cambodia and Rwanda The database contains : the 161 rules of …
New update of the customary IHL database We have just updated the customary IHL database to include to include additional practice from Cambodia and Rwanda The database contains : the 161 rules of …
As flagrant violations of international humanitarian law regularly occur, Mirjana Spoljaric asserts the relevance of the Geneva Conventions - setting clear limits to violence in war – and urgently …
In 2023, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) carried out a wide range of activities, from increasing awareness about weapon contamination to supporting the authorities in clarifying …
23-02-2024 Maputo (ICRC) – The rehabilitation of Ibo health centre was completed this year and the facility started providing healthcare with surgical capabilities to 41,000 people on Ibo Islands and …
Cornelio Sommaruga, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross from 1987 to 1999, died in Geneva on Sunday 18 February 2024. He was 91. In this article, Mirjana Spoljaric, current …
This report provides an overview of what the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) does to protect and ensure safe access to education in places affected by armed conflict and other …
As we mark two years since the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine armed conflict, people affected by ongoing hostilities share stories of resilience, despite the profound impact on their lives, …
This document aims to facilitate a shared understanding of multidisciplinary needs assessments (MDNAs) by setting out a clear rationale and objectives for them. It also provides a framework for …
Remarks by Dusan VUJASANIN, head of the ICRC Central Tracing Agency Bureau for the international armed conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine at the Palais media briefing in Geneva. Good …
20-02-2024 Addis Ababa (ICRC) – Northern regions of Ethiopia struggle to recover from the devastating legacy of the two-year armed conflict that gripped the country between November 2020 and November …
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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.