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Online training on the Law of Armed Conflict for non-State actors

… version of an online training kit on the law of armed conflict designed for armed … highlight some of the basic elements of the law of armed conflict, and specifically focus … battles and emphasize the need to respect the laws of war.  These videos use simplified …

Law and policy topic

China: The 7th Advanced International Humanitarian Law Summer Session opens in Beijing

… to the Geneva Convention, the 7th Advanced International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Summer Session for Lecturers opens …

News release

Launch of the Chinese Version of the Customary International Humanitarian Law Study

… of a world-wide study conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross … 161 rules of customary international humanitarian law, was jointly launched by the ICRC and the …

News release
Professor Louise Doswald-Beck, Director of the University Centre for Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, delivering her presentation of the Customary IHL Study in Beijing on12 October 2007

Senior Humanitarian Professionals and Policy Makers Course in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) 4-7 December 2023

… About the Event Organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), this course on international humanitarian law (IHL) is designed to help senior …

Event

The 13th Joint AU-ICRC Seminar Held Under the Theme of 'Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism, and International Humanitarian Law'

… Commission of the African Union (AU) and the International Committee of the Red Cross … convened the joint seminar on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) at the AU Headquarters in Addis …

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China: Seminar Explores Contemporary Development of Law of Armed Conflict at Sea

… The Regional Delegation for East Asia of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Tongji University Law School co-organized a seminar on the … the National Committee on the International Humanitarian Law (IHL), renowned universities, …

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President Peter Maurer UNGA 2021: International Humanitarian Law - Enhancing Monitoring, Improving Compliance

… given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross … when wars are fought in violation of the law, without mercy or humanity, the humanitarian impacts are enormous. Not …

Statement

Online launch of the Asia-Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law

… How is international humanitarian law (IHL) also known as the law of armed … edition of the Asia-Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law . The …

Event

Inaugural edition of the Asia-Pacific Journal of International Humanitarian Law

… The Asia-Pacific is a complex and diverse international humanitarian law (IHL) landscape. From Nauru to Pakistan, …

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Syria: Vienna talks must focus on respect for International Humanitarian Law

… to try to end the conflict in Syria , the International Committee of the Red Cross … by increasing respect for International Humanitarian Law. "We welcome these talks as a positive …

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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.