Humanizing borders
Borders were created to protect States and their citizens. Border management should also take into account humanitarian considerations including on issues related to immigration detention, use of …
Borders were created to protect States and their citizens. Border management should also take into account humanitarian considerations including on issues related to immigration detention, use of …
On 26 November 2018, the ICRC and the University of Laval invite leading experts for an interactive panel discussion to launch their recent report on 'The Principle of Proportionality in the Rules …
26-11-2018 An emotional Christmas ad underscoring the sadness felt by separated families A familiar but out-of-place man takes cover behind a broken wall as gunfire rains down from abandoned …
Red Cross buses leave before dawn. The entire trip takes approximately twelve hours. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Alyona Synenko Relatives of detainees at a checkpoint waiting to cross. Palestinians need …
Statement by ICRC Director General Yves Daccord The success of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) in protecting lives and limbs is undeniable. Twenty-one years after adoption, countless …
Communication colleagues from humanitarian organizations and journalists from leading media houses including JoongAng Ilbo, The Seoul Shinmun and Dong-A Ilbo came together for a first-of-its …
Speech of ICRC President Peter Maurer at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, November 22, 2018. Predicting the dynamics of the wars of tomorrow, while keeping one eye on the conflicts of …
On November 22, President Peter Maurer of the ICRC gave a keynote speech in HKUST, and he was joined by Prof. Wei Shyy, the President of HKUST and Dr Simon Shen, a high-profile international …
Geneva (ICRC) – “Diplomacy in the service of humanitarian objectives” was the title of a meeting held on Wednesday 21 November at ICRC headquarters in Geneva. The aim was to present the best …
22-11-2018 Beijing (ICRC) – The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the President of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) exchanged insights for the …
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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.