… law enforcement, peacekeeping, counter-terrorism, and counter-insurgency operations? … circumstances, such as particular counter-terrorism situations, in which such weapons … using aggressive chemicals in the war against terrorism. There are circles in which, …
An overview of the ICRC's large health programmes in Somalia and examples of the help we were able to provide to nearly half a million people in 2015. NEWSLETTER gargaar ICRC Somalia delegation …
… (c) taking of hostages; (d) acts of terrorism; (e) outrages upon personal dignity, …
Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the ICR, UNAM Law Faculty (Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), Mexico City Check against delivery Speech given by Mr …
In October 2024, all states and National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies convened in Geneva for the 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. In this unique …
… in modern warfare, IHL and challenges of terrorism or the law of armed conflict at sea … extremism, and possibly, even in counterterrorism. Describing the concept of …
… flows and unintended consequences of counterterrorism Protecting the global information … and Environment Charter Latest articles Terrorism is a live threat in today’s world – … this threat through a patchwork of counterterrorism measures, including sanctions. …
… of current topics such as Armed Conflict and Terrorism, Cyber Operations in Armed Conflict, …
… an immediate policy objective. The counterterrorism narrative of recent decades has been …
Speech given by Peter Maurer, p resident of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at a Novartis lecture in Basel, Switzerland. A World in disarray: Conflict and migration from a humanitarian …
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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.
