Commentary on the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, Volume II
… international humanitarian law. Volume II: "Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the …
… international humanitarian law. Volume II: "Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the …
A number of legal experts took part in this collective work, written with the collaboration of Jean Pictet. For the section on Protocol I relative to international armed conflicts: Claude Pilloud, …
… To mark the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions on 12 August 1999, the ICRC …
… humanitarian law. Volume III: "Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of …
… international humanitarian law. Volume IV: "Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection …
… duties in armed conflicts as laid down in the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. …
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 …
… 36 of Protocol I Additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. It was prepared further to an … Action adopted by the States Parties to the Geneva Conventions at the 28th International …
The cornerstone of the 1977 Additional Protocols is the principle of distinction. This leaflet provides a concise overview of the requirements of all parties to an armed conflict to distinguish …
… major milestone was the adoption of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949. …
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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.