… wounds. Organized by the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross … the necessity to respect the international humanitarian law with the aim to help and protect victims …
… providing legal advice on issues relating to international humanitarian law and supporting the negotiation process …
… added his name to a list of more than 40 international leaders calling on the world's … against healthcare facilities are unlawful and unacceptable. … conflict is at the heart of international humanitarian law. The Geneva Conventions leave …
… and discuss the issues they raise for humanitarian law and action. …
… access across frontlines through its neutral humanitarian work, and by helping with the … the most vulnerable populations, working with International Red Cross and Red Crescent … principle under International Humanitarian Law of 'prevention of disease' as a medical …
… opened in 2004 by Medical Care Development International, in Juba, Rumbek and Wau. FACTS … knowledge and respect for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights Law …
… for the population and are prohibited under international humanitarian law. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / A. Gutman / …
… that entertain while spreading knowledge of international humanitarian law. In April 2014, the ICRC and Bohemia …
… prohibit nuclear weapons on the basis of international humanitarian law. It prohibits their use, threat of use, …
… "grave breach" war crimes provisions. The International Committee of the Red Cross … that serious violations of international humanitarian law are prevented and – when they do occur – …
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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.
