06-11-2018 Organized jointly by the Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment and the International Committee of the Red Cross Baghdad (ICRC) – A nationwide public awareness campaign entitled Health …
Four years ago, a hunting trip turned tragic for Yar Sie when he stepped on a landmine and eventually lost his right leg. Living in a very small and remote village of eastern Shan State, Yar Sie saw …
Abstract According to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, States have to include the study of those texts within their programmes of military and civil instruction. What role do universities play in …
Statement by the ICRC to the United Nations General Assembly, Fourth Committee on Respect for International Humanitarian Law in Peacekeeping Operations, Agenda item 56: General debate on the …
Since the beginning of October, over 400,000 Congolese citizens have been expelled from Angola. Since the beginning of October, over 400,000 Congolese citizens have been expelled from Angola. Around …
Nuclear weapons must never again be used and must be eliminated through adherence of all States to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the fulfillment of solemn obligations under the …
CGTN interview of Jo Burton, cash transfers and markets specialist with the ICRC. Cash transfers have become an increasingly important method of helping those displaced in armed conflict to fight …
Thirty senior members of the Red Cross Society of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) took part in a workshop on international humanitarian law (IHL) organized by the International …
Migrants in Roraima, in the Brazilian Amazon region, get in touch with their families After a journey that can last several days, weeks or even months, hearing the voice of a loved one is a great …
31-10-2018 Yemen/Geneva (ICRC) - Robust political efforts are needed to bring an end to warfare that has caused intense suffering for families in Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross …
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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.
