Statement ICRC statement to the High-level plenary meeting to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons The International Committee of the Red Cross (the ICRC) is …
Thirty years after the Bougainville crisis ended, the women of Central Bougainville still bear the emotional scars of the ten year conflict. Many of them lost husbands, sons, nephews and fathers. The …
This short but dynamic comic is adapted from the video animation The red cross, red crescent and red crystal. What do they mean? In one word: protection. It intends to help people better understand …
26-09-2018 Signing ceremony of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons New York – The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer today issued a stark …
Statement Speech given by Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC, at the signing ceremony of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. 26 September 2018, UN, New York. Fourteen months ago, …
Statement ICRC President: speech to UNGA event on the protection of civilians and respect for IHL Dear colleagues, there is perhaps no greater concern for the ICRC than the protection of civilians …
26-09-2018 Speech to UNGA event on the protection of civilians and respect for international humanitarian law New York – Speaking today at an UN General Assembly event on the protection of civilians, …
Statement ICRC president: Speech to UN General Assembly high-level event on Syria In conflicts across in the Middle East we are witnessing the devastating and senseless human cost of indiscriminate …
26-09-2018 Speech to UN General Assembly high-level event on Syria New York – Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), issued a stark reminder of the scale of …
If you see someone drowning, would you not help them? The answer might seem obvious. When it comes to migrants and refugees, for some it seems less so. This discussion focused on the legal …
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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.
