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International humanitarian law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts

…   3) The applicability of IHL to terrorism and counterterrorism III. IHL and multinational forces …   3) The applicability of IHL to terrorism and counterterrorism III. IHL and …

Report

Changing world, unchanged protection? 70 years of the Geneva Conventions

… And as States engage in new counter terrorism activities, it is essential that … military and civilian activities blurring; Terrorism and counter-terrorism entrenched in dynamics of conflict; …

Statement

Hong Kong: Asia-Pacific regional Moot Court puts Humanitarian Law in action

… Human Rights Law to the fight against terrorism will be given to participants, …

Article

25th Course in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for Humanitarian Professionals and Policy Makers

… challenges and issues. IHL and Counter-Terrorism Operations Climate Change and armed …

Event

Robert Mardini: “The wellbeing of Afghan people should lie above politics”

… constrained by sanctions and counter-terrorism legislation. Concretely, we need …

Article

ICRC, China work toward preserving humanity in war

… conflicts in power, religion, territory, terrorism, trade, and technology. At the …

Article

Pakistan: ICRC-NPA develop curriculum on international standards of policing under IHRL and IHL

… from across the country comprising anti-terrorism forces, anti-corruption and …

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African Union Chairperson assures ICRC of strengthened partnership

… difficult situations of dealing with counter-terrorism operations yet again they need to …

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Cities at war: “More sophisticated” understanding of urban conflict essential

… important but different debate about counter-terrorism. "There is also the need for us to …

Article

Overcrowding: Pakistan prisons holding 57% more inmates than capacity

… has been developed by the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) in collaboration …

Article

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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.

IHL treaties

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 IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.