… important role in modern life, including in humanitarian work. Like many changes, this has … (5 articles) NEW! Scenario 25 of the Cyber Law Toolkit - "Cyber disruption of … assistance" A State involved in an international armed conflict hacks into the …
… AND PEACEBUILDING AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL International Committee of the Red Cross … Union, to the respect that international humanitarian law (IHL) guarantees for women and girls. The …
… to talk to you about the positive power of law – how it can work best to protect people … Millions of people still suffer the terrible humanitarian consequences and personal … of their human rights and violations of international humanitarian law (IHL). …
… To varying degrees, Sahelians suffer from humanitarian issues brought about by armed … action and motivation to ensure respect for international humanitarian law – and international law more broadly – in …
… Speech given by Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at … easy: constant violations of international humanitarian law: use of illegal weapons and the illegal …
… 13-09-2016 Quito (ICRC) – Senior law enforcement officials from 13 Latin … upholding human rights and complying with international standards and rules. "In recent … independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives …
… 18-06-2021 Photojournalism award The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) awarded its Visa d'Or prize for humanitarian photojournalism to independent … principles of international humanitarian law. The choice of the Humanitarian Visa …
… interested in writing a book review for the International Review of the Red Cross. … of major book publications on international humanitarian law, humanitarian policy, or humanitarian …
… of civilians by enhancing our dialogue on international humanitarian law with all weapon bearers, the government, …
… it is difficult to prioritize one kind of humanitarian need over another; but this year, … with National Societies and the rest of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … and armed forces so that international law and internationally recognized standards …
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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.
