05-09-2018 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the media development organizations Fondation Hirondelle and Internews, respectively, to …
Islamic law is the bedrock of Islam and one of the three major legal systems in the world today. Owing to its unique characteristics, some parties to armed conflict continue to refer to Islamic law …
04-09-2018 Geneva (ICRC) - A statement from Fabrizzio Carboni, regional director for the Near and Middle East at the International Committee of the Red Cross. As fears of renewed violence mount in …
04-09-2018 Geneva/Ramadi (ICRC/Canon) - The photos: A rusted-out car in rubble. A collapsed bridge. Tattered Iraqi flags. A portrait of a younger sister, a tight smile on her lips. The photographers: …
This report provides an account of the debates that took place during a meeting of international experts co-organized by the ICRC and Université Laval (Quebec) in June 2016 in Quebec. The subject …
03-09-2018 Geneva (ICRC) – Speaking at the opening of the Meeting of States party to the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, vice-president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), …
This Advanced IHL Learning Series provides lecturers and trainers with recommendations on how best to teach international humanitarian law (IHL). Through peer-to-peer discussions among university …
Statement ICRC vice-president, Dr Gilles Carbonnier's address to the Eighth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Mr President, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, We …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Pakistan is pleased to announce the 5th edition of the annual Bilingual Essay Writing Competition. The topic for this year's competition is "Social …
On the occasion of the International Day of the Disappeared, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) released an 11 minute documentary called "The Doll's Funeral", the tragic story of a …
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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.
