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… In international armed conflicts , the Geneva Conventions recognize the right of the ICRC to … conflicts , Article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions authorizes us to offer our …
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Teaching IHL through digital resources: a syllabus for interactive remote teaching
… Archives The sixth and seventh pages of the Geneva Convention of 22 August 1864. 1. … - Historical development of IHL o Law of Geneva vs Law of The Hague - Sources of … nationality (but Article 44 of the Fourth Geneva Convention) if the third country is an …
Statement by the ICRC Vice-President Gilles Carbonnier at the Ninth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty
… the obligation in Article 1 Common to the Geneva Conventions, which binds all states, to …
Promoting economic empowerment in settings affected by armed conflict, violence and fragility
… in humanitarian and development nexus. (Geneva) The International Trade Centre (ITC) … its mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We are based in …
ICRC perspectives on the protection of children
… Armed Conflict (OPAC) . Along with the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 that form the basis of …
Explosive weapons in cities: Civilian devastation and suffering must stop
… This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, universally accepted … Michele Dullard, Spokesperson at the ICRC, Geneva, +41227303028, adullard@icrc.org Peter …
Angola: Improving implementation of international humanitarian law
… of the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions, the importance of complying with …
The laws of war in a nutshell
… The rules of war are universal. The Geneva Conventions (which are the core element of …
Displacement in armed conflict debated at panel discussion in Amman
… opportunity to remind State parties to the Geneva Conventions, 70 years after their adoption, of …
Liberia: Armed Forces of Liberia receive international humanitarian law manual
… of guardian of IHL as prescribed in the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC regularly supports the …
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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.
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.