… Red Cross (ICRC), as bestowed upon it by the Geneva Conventions. This complex, over a hundred … law (IHL) provisions contained in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and 1977 Additional …
… in 1889 and with its Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the Inter-Parliamentary … translated into various activities. Held in Geneva from 23 to 27 October 2016, the 135th … on the update of the Commentary to the Geneva Conventions, the Universal Meeting of National …
… convened last May on Common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions stipulating "The Obligation to …
… The rules of war are universal. The Geneva Conventions (which are the core element of …
The rules of war, also known as international humanitarian law: Protect those who are not fighting, such as civilians, medical personnel or aid workers. Protect those who are no longer able to fight, …
… that according to Common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions (1949), States have an obligation … of the workshop focused on incorporating the Geneva Conventions into domestic law. The …
… in an "expert consultation" workshop in Geneva. • Two Indonesian officials and one … place at the National IHL Commission on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their translation into …
… in particular common Articles 2 and 3 of the Geneva Conventions. In other words, in situations of …
… of the Red Cross (ICRC) was founded in Geneva, Switzerland after the conflict at … them. That was in 1859. In 1864 the First Geneva Convention was signed by twelve … situations. It has been co-produced by Geneva's Art and History Museums, the Caen …
… breaches" regime, as outlined in the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and further developed in … is currently updating its commentaries on the Geneva Conventions and their Additional …
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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.
