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National Committees and Similar Entities on International Humanitarian Law: Guidelines for Success

… on its own activities, achievements and challenges as a way of informing the relevant … meets quarterly. In the lead-up to the 32nd International Conference, the committee … visibility of IHL, its continued relevance in contemporary armed conflicts and the need to …

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Implementing IHL in West Africa

… network and exchange views and experiences on contemporary IHL issues of concern. In recent … IHL issues of concern, and humanitarian challenges in the region. This report builds … the participants on two resolutions of the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross …

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Enhancing protection in armed conflict through domestic law and policy

… committees and similar bodies on IHL (NCIHL) International humanitarian law (IHL) affords … mandate, working methods, achievements and challenges associated with the work of these … the outcomes – resolutions/ pledges – of the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross …

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Autonomous weapon systems under international humanitarian law

… ICRC, International Humanitarian Law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts. 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross …

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Recent developments of the interplay between IHL and IHRL

… and IHRL, and the issues related to it, in contemporary armed conflicts; list the challenges linked to the application of IHRL … 4 on Health Care in Danger adopted at the 32nd International Conference in 2015 and on …

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Making better use of data on attacks against health care

… and standard classifications, these challenges persist. This research points to … Action and Global (Dis)order.” In Contemporary States of Emergency: The Politics … a reference to Resolution 4 (passed by the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross …

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Generating respect for the law: The need for persistence and imagination

… 603-619. 9. Marco Sassòli and Yvette Issar, ‘Challenges to International Humanitarian Law’, … and integration of IHL. During the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross … ideas and stimulate reflections and debate on contemporary IHL issues60. Two of its …

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World Humanitarian Summit: Istanbul and beyond

… Ban Ki-Moon has identified critical challenges to the humanitarian sector and … from Resolutions recently adopted at the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross … by developments and trends in the context of contemporary armed conflict, including the …

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A strong resolve to end violence against health care

… groups is important, given their role in contemporary armed conflicts and in ensuring … to prepare National Societies to face the challenges of operating in sensitive and … to the Geneva Conventions gathered at the 32nd International Conference and adopted …

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Pledging to make hospitals safe havens

… Unfortunately, this is often not the case in contemporary conflicts and emergencies. We at the International Hospital Federation (IHF) became … providing proper care for their patients. The 32nd International Conference – an opportunity …

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ICRC library

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.