… its impacts. Alarmed at the devastating humanitarian consequences of urban warfare, the International Committee of the Red Cross … power of international humanitarian law (IHL) when its rules are scrupulously …
… of victims of war, and to promote respect for international humanitarian law. In 2020, the ICRC was present in more …
… challenging to obtain. Throughout 2022, the International Committee of the Red Cross … independent organization with an exclusively humanitarian mission. The ICRC works closely … respect for international humanitarian law. It also provides advice and support to …
… and to mutually foster respect for pertinent international law and standards. The conference will bring … for international law – both international humanitarian law and international human …
… Geneva (ICRC) – A surgical team from the International Committee of the Red Cross … obligations under the norms of international humanitarian law. Media contacts: Fatima Sator, ICRC …
… the significance of this loss, the international community adopted the 1954 Hague … the following are offences under domestic law (P2, Art. 15): 1. making cultural property … independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives …
… on Cluster Munitions. This important international humanitarian law treaty prohibits the use, production, …
… CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Takele Alemayehu "International Humanitarian Law (IHL) learning has shown a remarkable …
… members during a meeting sponsored by the International Committee of the Red Cross on … Education in Human Rights IHL International Humanitarian Law IHRL International Human Rights Law. OAS …
… (ICRC/Nepal Red Cross Society) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … family to know is enshrined in international humanitarian law and human rights law and it must be …
Try one of the following resources:
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.
