… or limitations on the employment of certain weapons, means and methods of warfare. States … are required to review the legality of new weapons, means and methods of warfare before … •• •• the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; the 2008 Convention on …
… 2021, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has entered into force as the … consequences of using and testing nuclear weapons. This day is nothing short of …
… banned the use of chemical and biological weapons after the First World War and … be ignored or eroded. Chemical and biological weapons and international humanitarian law … Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response: Introductory Guidance Latest …
… commitment to contribute to a global ban on nuclear weapons by ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on 6 August 2020. Nigeria …
… are afoot in the international debate about nuclear weapons . For decades, the discussion about … humanitarian consequences" of any use of nuclear weapons. This recognition was first …
… The Use of Weapons in Modern Conflicts: Humanitarian … mines, unexploded and cluster munitions, and nuclear arms. The participants spoke of the … family) was born without arms, a result of nuclear testing near his home in Kazakhstan. …
… of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) agents. In such situations, …
… abolish all use of, and completely eliminate, weapons of mass destruction; in law, and in … we still do not have an adequate legal ban: nuclear weapons. The International Red Cross … Movement has long been concerned about nuclear weapons. ICRC delegates witnessed the …
… controls on the availability of conventional weapons. In addition to prolonging armed … of conventional weapons, the threat of nuclear weapons remains a serious concern in … Movement appealed to States to ensure that nuclear weapons were never used again and to …
… in populated areas of improvised explosive weapons by non-State armed groups also leads … which have been comprehensively prohibited, nuclear weapons remain the one weapon of mass … humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, as explicitly recognized by …
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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.
