For 70 years international humanitarian law (IHL) has sought to limit the consequences of war and protect people in conflict zones. But in an age of changing warfare, is IHL still fit for purpose? …
In our globalised world, open borders inevitably facilitate transnational crimes, making it necessary for national, regional and international law enforcement bodies to cooperate with each other. …
The Hashaba example As of August 2019, the Khartoum delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had facilitated access to clean drinking water for a total of 326,407 persons in …
Francois Friedel (standing left with the ICRC badge), Yoseph Hailemariam (3rd from Francois), invited guests and players during the opening ceremony of the 5th National Wheelchair Basketball …
ICRC News Release Amman (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hosted a panel discussion in Amman, on 14 November 2019, to present the findings from two recent ICRC studies …
Thirty judges, court registrars, researchers and inspectors of the High Court-Chamber of International Crimes and the Court of Appeal have completed a two-day training on International Humanitarian …
In April 2019, Cyclone Kenneth struck northern Mozambique, a country still reeling from the devastating effects of Cyclone Idai which hit the country only six weeks prior. Tens of thousands of people …
To help community members in Macomia in northern Mozambique rebuild their lives, the ICRC and Mozambique Red Cross distributed seeds and farming tools to 844 families ahead of planting season. The …
Statement to Event: “The United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Cooperation to promote peace, security and stability; preventing the linking of terrorism with organized crime and …
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) extends its capacity in innovative ways together with DSS water Earlier this year, the ICRC formed a partnership with Dutch Surge Support (DSS water). …
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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.
