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… given by Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at … and despair of civilians in Ukraine . The humanitarian situation is desperate and … see violations of international humanitarian law, leading to the death and disappearance of …
… A statement by Helen Durham, Director of Law and Policy, ICRC Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 as humanitarian personnel attempted, in …
… protection of the natural environment under international humanitarian law, with commentary The natural environment …
… Mariupol unless the parties reach a concrete humanitarian agreement urgently, the International Committee of the Red Cross … to respect international humanitarian law. Civilians who do not take part in …
… Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross … development of the rules of international law applicable in armed conflict". The … international law, including international humanitarian law (IHL) , presents a challenge, …
… 09-03-2022 The humanitarian situation in Ukraine is … trapped and desperate for a safe escape. The International Committee of the Red Cross … obligations under international humanitarian law. From 22 February to 8 March, the ICRC in …
… of Justice Omar Marwan and President of the International Committee of the Red Cross … Egypt's National Commission on International Humanitarian Law (NCIHL) that aims to enhance cooperation …
… International humanitarian law (IHL) affords protection to people and … step in ensuring the effectiveness of the law's protection is by States adopting or …
… International humanitarian law (IHL) affords protection to people and … step in ensuring the effectiveness of the law's protection is by States adopting or …
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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.
