… law. It is no coincidence that the very first Geneva Convention of 1864 pertained to the … basic humanitarian consensus enshrined in the Geneva Conventions. To demand they are respected, …
… the existing commentaries to the four 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, …
… The legal obligations are laid out in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
… EU) Atrocities in Conflict mean we need the Geneva Conventions more than ever (Helen Durham, …
… the oldest and most basic rules of war. The Geneva Conventions clearly prohibit it in both … the oldest and most basic rules of war. The Geneva Conventions clearly prohibit it in both …
… the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL). "Under the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, …
… contributions from the States party to the Geneva Conventions (governments), national Red Cross …
… on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, held in Geneva from 11-16 April. The International …
By Helen Durham, director of international law and policy at the ICRC. Don't dismiss the law of war – it has never been better known by the public and the outrage expressed when it is breached has …
… Launch of the Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention. This livestreamed event … efforts. Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention Background Since their adoption in 1949, the Geneva Conventions have been put to the test and …
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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.
