… achievements in efforts to rid the world of weapons of mass destruction, and major … the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which we … adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) by 122 States, at the …
… of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear agents. Here, participants learn how … of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear agents" said Stephen Donnelly, CBRN Technical Advisor in the ICRCs Weapons Contamination Unit. "It's essential …
… means and methods of warfare and of weapons of a nature to cause unnecessary … a more somber anniversary: 75 years since nuclear weapons were first used, in Hiroshima … humanitarian assistance to the victims of a nuclear attack, and the general …
… contamination resulting from conventional weapons and/or chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards. The document covers …
… of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention 29 November–3 December … the complete elimination of declared chemical weapons . Over 98% of declared stockpiles have … to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agents. This includes efforts to …
… global race towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons dominated the focus of writers … touched on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons and the need to progress on …
… Movement urges all nations to end the nuclear era. Seventy-five years ago, on the … a terrifying new weapon on Hiroshima. The nuclear bomb wiped out the city, instantly … comes even as the risk of use of nuclear weapons has risen to levels not seen since the …
… to the regulation of both conventional weapons and weapons of mass destruction. … on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons Finally, the ICRC would like … on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons [4]. This was the first time …
… opportunity to reflect on the human cost of nuclear weapons, the subject of an upcoming edition of … Maurer and Konoe reflect on the human cost of nuclear weapons and present the perspective of …
… commitment to contribute to a global ban on nuclear weapons by signing and fully ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on the sidelines of the United …
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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.
