International Conference - Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 4-6 September 2019 From 4 to 6 September 2019, over 120 participants from around the world gathered in the historic town of Dambulla, Sri Lanka, for an …
This is the third of a series of Humanitarium events to explore localization in contemporary humanitarian action - a major policy discussion in the sector today following the Grand Bargain. The event …
… or the development of measures to counteract terrorism. •• Follow, monitor and report A … at global level (e.g. new laws on countering terrorism) are duly taken into consideration in …
A colleague's reflections from Ebola's epicentre Zawadi's sorrowful cry stabs me in the heart. I see her body bend and shrink as her breath seems to fight against her rage. Five unrecognizable human …
… even in armed conflicts - involving counter-terrorism operations, asymmetric warfare and …
… humanitarian action posed by counter-terrorism measures and sanctions regimes. … elaborate sanctions procedures and counter-terrorism measures. The ICRC understands and … interests – including through counter-terrorism measures. Such measures, however, …
… of migration flows and the fight against terrorism). The risk of misuse of data may have … WhatsApp Metadata Informs Governments about Terrorism in Spite of Encryption,” CNBC, July … financial crimes (e.g. money laundering and terrorism funding).119 FIUs can be part of the …
Statement by the ICRC to the United Nations General Assembly, Fourth Committee on Respect for International Humanitarian Law in Peacekeeping Operations, Agenda item 56: General debate on the …
… conflicts in power, religion, territory, terrorism, trade, and technology. At the …
… crimes under domestic law and to deal with terrorism as a distinct crime. The tribunal …
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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.
