International Criminal Justice: The Institutions
… crimes under domestic law and to deal with terrorism as a distinct crime. The tribunal …
… crimes under domestic law and to deal with terrorism as a distinct crime. The tribunal …
… humanitarian law, the fight against terrorism, crime and security, and migration. …
… preoccupy us – whether military, counterterrorism, criminal, or inter-community … criminal law, national legislation, or counterterrorism legislation amongst others. … is key that political agendas, like fighting terrorism, can be brought in line with …
… challenges like cybercrime and new forms of terrorism; 15 years ago, I was made head of a …
… challenges, such as the implications of anti-terrorism legislation for humanitarian action, … speaking on the issue of IHL and counter-terrorism measures, drew attention to: the proliferation of counter-terrorism laws, such as those prohibiting …
… crimes under domestic law and to deal with terrorism as a distinct crime. The tribunal …
… serious violations of IHL, including acts of terrorism and sexual and gender-based …
Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Tsinghua University Dear colleagues It's a pleasure to be addressing you today and a delight to be visiting …
… armed groups: Blurring of lines between terrorism and … the blurring of lines between IHL and the terrorism paradigm, the geographical scope of … ARMED GROUPS: BLURRING OF LINES BETWEEN TERRORISM AND IHL In response to the rise in …
The civilian population continues to bear the brunt of the war. We wish that the figures we report here for humanitarian consequences belonged to the distant past. However, these figures reflect the …
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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.