ICRC customary international humanitarian law database wins prestigious award
… The ICRC's customary international humanitarian law database has received a prestigious award …
… The ICRC's customary international humanitarian law database has received a prestigious award …
… 2016 for the 16th Annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) co-hosted by the Department of …
… and comprehensive selection of documents on international humanitarian law (IHL) available. This publication in 3 …
… This initiative was taken by the National International Humanitarian Law Committee and supported by the ICRC and the …
… of attacks on space systems a matter of humanitarian concern. In line with its humanitarian mission and mandate, the International Committee of the Red Cross … limits to such use under international law, notably the Outer Space Treaty, the UN …
… Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … a consultative event on international humanitarian law (IHL) and cyber operations for Central and …
… 07-10-2015 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … for the activation of the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission, a body, … Durham, the ICRC's Director of International Law and Policy. An IHFFC investigation could be …
… by Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross … partnership and commitment to international humanitarian law. The Government of Monaco announced the …
… Port Sudan (ICRC) – The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … faced by millions of Sudanese. “The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is first and … obligation under international humanitarian law to ensure the civilian population has …
… Commission (AUC), The Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) jointly with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) organized a …
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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.