How does the ICRC work in detention?
… of detention and all detainees covered by the Geneva Conventions or an access agreement. In each of …
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ICRC vice-president: "States must follow letter and spirit of IHL"
… set out under Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions, and which the ICRC is expected to …
Catalogue of publications and films in Arabic
… 4 of Protocol V to the CCW was held in Geneva, Switzerland from 8-9 November … الإ�ضافية �إليها Summary Of The Geneva Conventions Of 12 August 1949 And Their …
ICRC Regional Delegation for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay - Brochure
… on the mental health of particularly the 1949 Geneva Conventions the population, and difficulties … in more than 100 countries, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. •• Has over 17,000 …
South Sudan: World Bank and ICRC partner to save and change lives
… 12 4.2.1 The Geneva Conventions, … Sudan. The work of the ICRC is based on the Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional …
ICRC leads discussion on the management of scarce water resources during protracted armed conflict
… conflict? 17 Customary IHL, Study Rule 87; Geneva Convention IV, Article 3; Additional … 4(1). 18 Customary IHL, Study Rule 55; Geneva Convention IV, Article 23; Additional … water supplies to breaking point, ICRC, Geneva, 2015a. ICRC, Urban services during …
Management of the Dead from the Perspectives of Islamic Law and International Humanitarian Law
… provisions of IHL – taken from the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 (GC I–IV) and their … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red …
Humanitarian situation and ICRC action in Colombia
… with an uncle. Protocol II additional to the Geneva Conventions Article 4.2.e.: [T]he following … Protocol II additional to the Geneva Conventions, articles 7, 9.1 and 14 …
The importance of preserving a neutral humanitarian space for conflict affected populations
… it by all the States who are signatory of the Geneva Conventions. This role allows us to monitor, …
Council of the EU calls for better protection in humanitarian aid
… courts, stemming from its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, and from the fundamental … mandate as provided for in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Additional …
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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.
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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.
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.