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Highlights IRRC, 2011, No. 882 - Armed groups: understanding armed groups and the applicable law Canberra: ... Conflict in Afghanistan (I) : issue No. 880 Conflict in Afghanistan (II) : ...

• 2009-03-24
• Section

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Refugees and displaced persons

Usually called international humanitarian law (IHL), it is also known as the law of war or the law of armed conflict. ... IHL), it is also known as the law of war or the law of armed conflict.

• 2009-02-19
• Section

STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE No significant changes occurred in the consolidation perimeter and improved adherence to ... to the outbreak or escalation of conflict, natural disaster or other ...

• 2010-03-23
• Section

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Finances

The long duration of such confrontations – often over two, three or four decades - has led to widespread lawlessness. ... In pursuit of illicit economic gains rather than ideological or political goals, ...

• 2011-12-08
• Report

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Finances

... to generate broader reflection on those challenges and to outline ongoing or prospective ICRC action, positions and interest. ... technologies in warfare or the drafting of the new Arms Trade Treaty.

• 2011-10-31
• Report

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Respect for IHL

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Terrorism

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Security detention

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Multinational forces

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Occupation

ICRC / N. Kero After more than six months in the camp, she still has no news about her husband. ... and can act as an interpreter between ICRC staff and refugees who speak neither French nor English.

• 2012-01-17
• Photo gallery

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Reuniting families

• Places
  • Africa
    • Côte d'Ivoire

• Places
  • Africa
    • Liberia

• People
  • Children

• People
  • Refugees and displaced persons

389 Foreword Foreword The people most severely affected by armed conflict are increasingly those who are not or who are no longer ... or prohibition of certain means and methods of warfare.

• 2011-09-25
• Publication

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL in domestic law

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • International criminal jurisdiction

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Treaties and customary law

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Advisory Service

Their faces show neither joy nor sadness. ... It was the beginning of a long voyage: by bicycle from Mwinyampulo to Luiza, by motorbike from Luiza to Kananga, capital of Kasai Occidental province, ...

• 2011-11-12
• Feature

• Topic
  • ICRC activities

• Places
  • Africa
    • Congo-Kinshasa

• People
  • Children

There is no need to re-open the discussion on rules of long-established validity. ... detaining parties, whether State or non-State, ensure that the people in their power are treated humanely.

• 2011-12-15
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Development of IHL

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
    • International Conference
      • 31st Conference

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Respect for IHL

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Prisoners of war and detainees

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Refugees and displaced persons

... Societies 87 11. May a National Society temporarily change the emblem (protective or indicative uses)? ... red cross and red crescent side by side) for indicative or protective purposes?

• 2011-12-06
• Publication

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Emblem

acquisitions12_01.doc acquisitions11_12.doc acquisitions11_10.doc ... In: Sri Lanka journal of international law, Vol. 20, no. 2, 2008, p. 29-48. - Photocopies Global statistics indicate that child ...

• 2012-02-07
• Miscellaneous

... International Review of the Red Cross, No. 881, by Annyssa Bellal, Gilles Giacca, Stuart Casey-Maslen Download PDF 560 KB An effective ... or a segment of the population, or when core human ...

• 2011-03-31
• Article
• by: Annyssa Bellal, Gilles Giacca, Stuart Casey-Maslen

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Dialogue with weapon bearers

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL and other legal regimes
      • IHL and human rights

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Afghanistan

... International Review of the Red Cross, No. 879 Download PDF 680 KB International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Assistance Division, ... positive or negative impacts of Assistance activities, ...

• 2010-09-30
• Article

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Ensuring economic security

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Water and habitat

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Conduct of hostilities
      • Environment and warfare

Media professionals are often exposed to serious danger when reporting from war zones or other areas associated with armed ... request assistance if they are wounded, detained or missing.

• 2011-09-09
• Publication

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Journalists

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Visiting detainees

• People
  • Prisoners of war and detainees

... Review reflect the views of the author alone and not necessarily those of the ICRC or of the Review. ... Issue No. 881 - 2011 Theme Conflict in Afghanistan (II) Download PDF 4 MB The year 2011 marks ...

• 2011-03-31
• Section

It is an organization like no other. ... Those treaties lay down the ICRC’s right to carry out certain activities such as bringing relief to wounded, sick or shipwrecked military personnel, ...

• 2004-01-01
• Publication

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law

As business enterprises explore these opportunities, they are increasingly operating in unstable environments or areas affected by ... unstable environments or areas affected by armed conflict.

• 2006-09-11
• Publication

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Private sector relations

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law

... and a series of course outlines for professors interested in setting up courses on IHL or in introducing its study. ... interested in setting up courses on IHL or in introducing its study.

• 2011-03-16
• Publication
• by: Marco Sassòli, Antoine A. Bouvier, Anne Quintin

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Education and outreach
        • Universities

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law

It determines which rules apply and the protection they provide is established in greater or lesser detail according to the legal ... in greater or lesser detail according to the legal situation.

• 2011-07-31
• Publication

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL and other legal regimes
      • IHL and human rights

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL and other legal regimes
      • Jus in bello - Jus ad bellum

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Multinational forces

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Protecting civilians

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Dialogue with weapon bearers
        • Police

... International Review of the Red Cross, No. 874 (Adopted by the Assembly of the ICRC on 19 June 2008) Full text in PDF format (239kb) ... in a conflict or other situation of violence.6 This trust is ...

• 2009-06-30
• Article

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Mandate and mission

... International Review of the Red Cross, No. 881, by Fiona Terry Download PDF 271 KB Abstract Neutrality as a guiding principle of ... sending the patient to the interrogation centre or hospital.

• 2011-03-31
• Article
• by: Fiona Terry

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Mandate and mission

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Afghanistan

... International Review of the Red Cross, No. 876, by Eva Wartel In this article the moral values underlying humanitarian principles are ... in Development in Practice, Vol. 7, No. 4, 1997, pp.

• 2009-12-31
• Article
• by: Eva Wartel

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Mandate and mission

MaraTignino Water, international peace, and security 30-09-2010 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, No. 879, ... While some predict such wars,1 others indicate that no ‘water war’ has taken ...

• 2010-09-30
• Article
• by: MaraTignino

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Water and habitat

... Review reflect the views of the author alone and not necessarily those of the ICRC or of the Review. ... Issue No. 880 - 2010 Theme - Conflit in Afghanistan (I) Download PDF 3 MB The year 2011 marks ...

• 2010-06-18
• Section

... International Review of the Red Cross, No. 858, by Jelena Pejic The commentary to the procedural principles and safeguards outlined in ... conflict, whether international or non-international.

• 2005-06-30
• Article
• by: Jelena Pejic

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Civilians

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Security detention

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Visiting detainees

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Development of IHL

• People
  • Prisoners of war and detainees