27-04-2015 The ICRC has launched a new initiative to help thousands of people fleeing the violence in South Sudan. A new web page ( http://familylinks.icrc.org/south-sudan ) has been set up which …
27-04-2015 Geneva (ICRC) – With more and more of the world's conflicts taking place within countries rather than between them, representatives from more than 100 governments are meeting in Geneva …
27-04-2015 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling on governments to take urgent action to scrap all nuclear weapons. The call comes ahead of a crucial UN-hosted conference in …
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is stepping up efforts to help the people of Nepal following the devastating earthquake which has left over 7,650 dead, 16,000 injured, and …
Statement Meeting of States on Strengthening International Humanitarian Law Protecting Persons Deprived of their Liberty, 27 April 2015, Geneva, Switzerland. Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer President …
Are you worried about a family member in Nepal? Visit familylinks.icrc.org to register or search for a missing relative. Were you affected by the earthquake and keen to let family know where you are? …
"I felt bad, I was ashamed." When she was just thirteen, Diana's life was shattered. After the abuse came the most difficult part: stigma and displacement. "It happened thirteen years ago. I lived …
28-04-2015 Manila (ICRC) – Eight health facilities damaged by Super Typhoon Haiyan in Eastern Samar and Samar provinces have been fully restored and handed over today to local health authorities. As …
A regional conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and strengthening international humanitarian law (IHL) was held in Kuala Lumpur from 25-27 March. Conference speakers and participants share what …
28-04-2015 Recent fighting in and around Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, has forced tens of thousands of people to flee to the cities of Baghdad, Habbaniyah and Amiriyat al-Fallujah, leaving …
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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.
