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Zimbabwe: A decade of promoting international humanitarian law

… Following countless hours of preparation by law students and years of hard-fought … three universities, the Zimbabwe National International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Court Competition …

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Workshop: Incorporating international humanitarian law into domestic legislation

… 2nd Regional Legislative Drafting Workshop on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on …

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Greece: A hands-on workshop on International Humanitarian Law

… organized a two-day workshop entitled "International Humanitarian Law – Integrating the Law in Military …

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ICRC database on national measures implementing international humanitarian law

… database on national measures to implement international humanitarian law. Database -implementation of IHL   …

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Displaced in War - International Humanitarian Law for every step

… to challenge the applicability and scope of international law, and in some cases its very existence. At … displacement – internally and across borders. Humanitarian actors operating on the frontline …

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South Africa: Annual regional seminar on international humanitarian law

… by the Republic of South Africa and the International Committee of the Red Cross on … 17th Annual regional seminar on international humanitarian law State representatives from 17 African …

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Missing Palestinians: Israel must abide by international humanitarian law

… Tel Aviv / Gaza - The International Committee of the Red Cross … up to their obligations under international humanitarian law (IHL), in clarifying the fate of the …

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Generating respect for international humanitarian law: an African perspective

… Centre in Johannesburg to discuss respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) on the African continent. The panel …

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ICRC customary international humanitarian law database wins prestigious award

… The ICRC's customary international humanitarian law database has received a prestigious award  …

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The domestic implementation of International Humanitarian Law (DVD version)

… other stakeholders worldwide in adhering to international humanitarian law (IHL) instruments and implementing them …

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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.