… in Shanghai for a regional workshop on the law of armed conflict at sea to be held from 8 to 11 May. The International Committee of the Red Cross … to naval warfare and current issues about humanitarian action at sea during the four …
… International humanitarian law (IHL) and the Islamic laws of war have … seriously. The principles underpinning international humanitarian law transcend …
… Against the backdrop of the pandemic, the humanitarian consequences of armed conflict … murder victims – people who are protected by international humanitarian law (IHL) and other humanitarian rules – as …
… (New York) – Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross … world leaders to show political leadership on humanitarian crises. "At a time when … peace if people feel they have violated the law or the basic humanity of local citizens? …
… The promulgation of the Law on the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared … their remains retrieved, as enshrined in the International Human Rights Law and the International Humanitarian Law; • The acknowledgment of the …
… of Civilians in Armed Conflict: Preserving Humanitarian Space": Statement delivered by … Mr. Robert Mardini, Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, to … it is rooted in international humanitarian law and principles and aims to have effective …
… visit to Nigeria, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross … on the international community and other humanitarian organizations to do more to … since March 2015 with her sister, brotherin-law, and father, who were also displaced by …
… On 29 September the International Committee of the Red Cross … to explore the relevance of international humanitarian law in modern humanitarian contexts. This …
… 2021 In the first half of 2021, the ICRC's humanitarian activities mainly focused on … works to promote knowledge and respect for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and cultivate acceptance for …
… 28-03-2019 The ICRC reports on its main humanitarian concerns in the country Bogotá - … combined with persistent violations of international humanitarian law and other humanitarian norms by armed …
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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.
