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… by resilience, inclusivity and unwavering humanitarian action. Through advocacy, … University, Bangladesh. Around 16 teams of law students from across the country debated on critical issues related to international humanitarian law in a simulated …
… both sides to act in accordance with the laws of war This Opinion by Julien Lerisson … every person. I could sense how this severe humanitarian crisis completely changed Israeli … a humanitarian organization, our job at the International Committee for the Red Cross …
… has proven vital to saving lives, bringing in humanitarian assistance and sustaining the … increases and shortages of basic goods. Under international humanitarian law, Israel shall ensure that the basic needs …
… Strengthening partnerships for sustainable humanitarian action In 2024, the International Committee of the Red Cross … there to promote international humanitarian law (IHL) and increase the presence of the …
… Cunningham, recipient of the 2024 ICRC Humanitarian Visa d’Or In the eastern … were nearby and opened fire on my mother-in-law. I ran as they shot at me too and hid in … and action. Respect of all parties for international humanitarian law (IHL) is …
… 06-03-2025 Geneva, 6 March 2025 – The International Committee of the Red Cross … Their use in urban areas raises particular humanitarian concerns. And long after their … will undermine international humanitarian law . The security situation is constantly …
… Carbonnier, ICRC Vice President, at the 3rd International Conference on IHL in light of … International Conference on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in light of Islamic Jurisprudence, …
… In 2024, the humanitarian situation in Myanmar remained … we continued to promote the importance of the international humanitarian law (IHL) through various means at different …
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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.
