The protection of journalists - FAQ
… media personnel (Article 4 A (4) of the Third Geneva Convention and Article 79 of Additional …
… media personnel (Article 4 A (4) of the Third Geneva Convention and Article 79 of Additional …
… as the 1977 Additional Protocols to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. An archaeological building … got questions? Tweet them to @ICRC using #GenevaConventions. Read more : Attacks on our …
… Additional Protocols I and II to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which contain the most important …
… of the ICRC is defined in the four 1949 Geneva Conventions, to which all States are party. …
… punished through criminal sanctions. The 1949 Geneva Conventions provide the obligation for States … trial. Protocol I of 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions extends this obligation to …
… States party to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I of 1977 … Article 6(5) of Protocol II additional to the Geneva Conventions relating to …
… see: ICRC Commentary on the First Geneva Convention and, in particular, the … see the ICRC Commentary on the First Geneva Convention, 2nd edition, and, in … of international armed conflict, the Geneva Conventions of 1949 do not define the words …
… sea. The updated commentaries on the Second Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the …
… Humanitarium at the ICRC's headquarters in Geneva. COVER 24 September 2017 - 09 April … design and photos of the exhibition in Geneva by Sarah Roxas. All other film extracts … 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
… Cross emblem. In a shocking violation of the Geneva Conventions, the convoy was attacked at the …
Try one of the following resources:
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.