Autonomous weapon systems - Q & A
A challenge to human control over the use of force. Technological advances in weaponry mean that decisions about the use of force on the battlefield could increasingly be taken by machines operating …
A challenge to human control over the use of force. Technological advances in weaponry mean that decisions about the use of force on the battlefield could increasingly be taken by machines operating …
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is shocked and saddened by the death of Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) volunteers Ikhlas Ibraheem al-Sulaiman and Muhammad Ahmad Othman, of the …
Promoting international humanitarian law The ICRC promotes IHL among the Malian armed forces, international armed forces in Mali and other weapon-bearers. It also supports the authorities' efforts to …
The main sources of international humanitarian law (IHL) are international treaty and customary law. In addition, domestic traditional law can improve the protection of victims of armed conflict. The …
On 27 September of this year, the Singapore Red Cross (SRC) had two reasons to celebrate: first, the launch of its mobile museum, and second, the 65th anniversary of its founding. Red Cross stories …
08-11-2014 Bamako (ICRC) – Members of the Malian parliament are taking part in a daylong event in Bamako today that is intended to raise awareness of their role in promoting and implementing …
Edmundo is a farmer from Samar, but Typhoon Haiyan robbed him of his home and his crops. The destruction made it impossible to return to farming right away, but also meant that a lot of …
It’s a little known fact that during the Second World War, Australia operated internment camps in all of its states. The camps, located in areas as remote as Rottnest Island off the coast of Western …
The module introduces health-care personnel to the principles underpinning ethical considerations when working in conflict situations and other emergencies. Using an engaging multimedia interface, …
The ICRC together with Tanzania Red Cross Society has been reuniting families in Tanzania since 1993. Currently, the ICRC and TRCS are facilitating the sending of Red Cross messages and use of a …
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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.