… Meeting to Commemorate and Promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of … Weapons. This day is a reminder of the urgent humanitarian imperative to rid the world of … in line with international humanitarian law. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear …
… Jakarta – Vice-president of the International Committee of the Red Cross … cooperation on strategic and operational humanitarian priorities," says Vice President … and strengthening international humanitarian law (IHL) and universal humanitarian …
… zones but can’t do so? One way is through humanitarian corridors, which are sometimes … IHL and what does it say about safe passages? International humanitarian law (IHL) is the body of law that binds all …
… 28-11-2017 The International Committee of the Red Cross … works to prevent violations of international humanitarian law and to protect civilians from the worst …
… Governing the Conduct of Hostilities under International Humanitarian Law'. Background In today's armed conflicts, …
… 27-11-2015 Astana (ICRC) – The Kazakh Humanitarian Law University will host a round-table on 30 … ministries of Japan and Kazakhstan, and the International Committee of the Red Cross …
… Statement The International Committee of the Red Cross … detained, property was damaged and humanitarian aid was taken. The ICRC … of respect for International Humanitarian Law and the requirement of all parties to the …
… the country faces one of the biggest humanitarian crises in the world. Around three … food for themselves. Over the past year, the International Committee of the Red Cross … respect for the international humanitarian law with the ultimate aim of protecting the …
… the head of the ICRC's arms unit, Kathleen Lawand, on the humanitarian consequences and legal … areas, in order to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law. Watch this …
… 'new and improved' Asia-Pacific Journal on International Humanitarian Law (APJIHL). Nine IHL experts from …
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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.
