What are jus ad bellum and jus in bello?
… Protocol I of 8 June 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions (Additional Protocol I), which … "in situations of serious violations of the Conventions or of this Protocol, the High …
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How does IHL protect refugees and internally displaced persons?
… by IHL, special protection under the Fourth Geneva Convention and Additional Protocol I. For instance, Article 44 of the Fourth Geneva Convention specifies that Detaining …
What does IHL say about terrorism?
… terrorism." Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states that "collective … started in October 2001 is an example. The Geneva Conventions and the rules of customary …
South Sudan: Facts and figures January 2015 - Keeping safe drinking water flowing
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross and …
Malaysia: Hemingway inspires first-time IHL mooter
… those relating to armed conflict. The Geneva Conventions and the International Criminal …
International humanitarian law in domestic law
… restriction of certain combat tactics. The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … practical measures. For example, under the Geneva Conventions, States are obliged to put …
150 years of humanitarian action: Photos past and present
… marked the 150th birthday of the original Geneva Convention. So for the last two years, …
Protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict - Model law
… domestic law. Some of the provisions of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … under the implementing legislation for the Geneva Conventions and/or the Rome Statute. In …
South Sudan: Facts and Figures - December 2014
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross and …
Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, 2014
… by all States, when they ratified the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, to respect and ensure … is the 150th anniversary of the original Geneva Convention, which was adopted to improve …
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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.
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.