Red Cross, Red Crescent, Red Crystal
Since they were adopted, the red cross and red crescent emblems have provided protection to millions of war victims but they have also given rise to repeated difficulties and virtually continuous …
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The Missing: the right to know
The Missing: the right to know is a short video (4 min. 30 sec.) which is ideal for opening meetings and discussions, providing a concise overview, through a series of testimonials, of the problem of …
The Missing: end the silence
Through a series of emotive testimonials, this video explores the tragedy of people who remain unaccounted for as a result of armed conflict or internal violence and the anguish that this causes to …
Protect Health Care: Respect for Red Crescent Volunteers (poster)
A young man that survived because both police and protesters gave access to Red Crescent volunteers in a riot – this is one of the stories told by the new set of five Health Care in Danger posters. …
Constraints on the Waging of War: An Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
This fully revised fourth edition of "Constraints on the Waging of War" considers the development of the principal rules of international humanitarian law from their origins to the present day. It …
The Missing
This brochure outlines the various situations that can lead to people becoming unaccounted for. It points to the international law standards intended to prevent such disappearances and recommends …
The Story of an Idea: A Comic by Moebius
The story of an idea is an exciting publication that brings to life the story of the birth of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and its history. This comic strip was created by the renowned artist …
Teaching, Debating, Researching International Humanitarian Law, Action and Policy in Universities
How can professors, lecturers, researchers and students foster respect for and implementation of international humanitarian law? How can they promote and enhance neutral, independent and impartial …
The Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (flyer)
Humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality: these seven Fundamental Principles sum up the Movement’s ethics and are at the core of its approach to …
Rules of International Humanitarian Law and Other Rules Relating to the Conduct of Hostilities
This publication has been updated and slightly restructured and now includes a number of treaties that have been adopted since its last update in 1996. This volume is a collection of treaties …
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ICRC library
Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
IHL treaties
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 IHL
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.