Technological advances in weaponry mean that decisions about the use of force on the battlefield could increasingly be taken by machines operating without human intervention. A recent event in …
Healing the land, replanting hope Al Qarara, Khan Younis, Gaza / CC BY-NC-ND/ICRC/ D. Von Burgsdorff Hundreds of hectares of agricultural land along Gaza's border with Israel were destroyed during …
As fighting continues unabated across Yemen, millions of people are struggling to meet their basic needs. In the southern city of Aden, around half the population are displaced from their homes, …
Most parents tend to remember dates associated with their children - the date of birth, the first time the child spoke, took the first step, smiled or laughed, the first day of school, the date of …
Unrest in Southern Thailand continues to affect countless families. Many lives been turned upside-down by the loss or detention of a family member (often the breadwinner), or loved ones needing care …
Dr. Sakandar Hyet Khan (Shajib), 30, could have chosen to practice anywhere, like at a private clinic in the urban centers of Bangladesh where the dynamic doctor would have quickly become a renowned …
Professor Sivakumaran receives the 10th Paul Reuter Prize from François Bugnion for his book on 'The Law of Non-International Armed Conflict'. ( click here for more info ) The Paul Reuter Fund was …
The humanitarian situation in Yemen is catastrophic following three months of fighting. People are struggling to get basic services across the country amid severe shortages of food, electricity and …
30 Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent (BDRC) teachers and volunteers took a break from their daily toil to attend a two-day course at Brunei-Muara. The event left participants inspired and determined to …
South Sudan's violence, civilian upheavals must stop. Daniel Littlejohn-Carrillo arrived in South Sudan to begin his work with the ICRC shortly before the latest violence broke out around Leer in …
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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.
