The ICRC’s global engagement with the Judicial Sector on international humanitarian law
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The rule of law at the national and international levels: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2016
… that High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 have the primary … and Red Crescent, held in December 2015 in Geneva, served as an important platform for …
Status of additional protocols relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2016
… Status of the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the … of Protocols I and II additional to the four Geneva Conventions. Their adoption in 1977 was …
The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction: ICRC statement to United Nations, 2016
… breaches" regime, as outlined in the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and further developed in … is currently updating its commentaries on the Geneva Conventions and their Additional …
Introduction of the Humanity in War Exhibition in China
… of the Red Cross (ICRC) was founded in Geneva, Switzerland after the conflict at … them. That was in 1859. In 1864 the First Geneva Convention was signed by twelve … situations. It has been co-produced by Geneva's Art and History Museums, the Caen …
Terrorism, counter-terrorism and international humanitarian law
… in particular common Articles 2 and 3 of the Geneva Conventions. In other words, in situations of …
Indonesia and Timor-Leste: Facts and figures, 2015
… in an "expert consultation" workshop in Geneva. • Two Indonesian officials and one … place at the National IHL Commission on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their translation into …
Workshop: Incorporating international humanitarian law into domestic legislation
… that according to Common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions (1949), States have an obligation … of the workshop focused on incorporating the Geneva Conventions into domestic law. The …
10 things the rules of war do
The rules of war, also known as international humanitarian law: Protect those who are not fighting, such as civilians, medical personnel or aid workers. Protect those who are no longer able to fight, …
The laws of war in a nutshell
… The rules of war are universal. The Geneva Conventions (which are the core element of …
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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.
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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.