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ICRC customary international humanitarian law database wins prestigious award

… The ICRC's customary international humanitarian law database has received a prestigious award  …

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Joint Statement by the Republic of South Africa and the International Committee of the Red Cross on the occasion of the 16th Annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law

… 2016 for the 16th Annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) co-hosted by the Department of …

Statement

How Does Law Protect in War? Cases, Documents and Teaching Materials on Contemporary Practice in International Humanitarian Law (volumes I, II and III)

… and comprehensive selection of documents on international humanitarian law (IHL) available. This publication in 3 …

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International humanitarian law: Madagascar supports Montreux Document

… This initiative was taken by the National International Humanitarian Law Committee and supported by the ICRC and the …

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The Potential Human Cost of the Use of Weapons in Outer Space and the Protection Afforded by International Humanitarian Law

… 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 …

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Technology

Regional Consultation of Central and Eastern European States, 8 December 2021, International Humanitarian Law and Cyber Operations During Armed Conflicts

… 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 …

Publication

Afghanistan: ICRC welcomes greater efforts to respect international humanitarian law

… 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 …

News release

Monaco and ICRC reaffirm partnership and commitment to international humanitarian law

… 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 …

Partnership
Monaco et le CICR réaffirment leur partenariat

Sudan: ICRC President calls for greater humanitarian space and respect of international humanitarian law

… 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 …

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People in Port Sudan with ICRC staff

JOINT AU-ICRC-OCHA SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW (IHL) “PRESERVING HUMANITARIAN SPACE UNDER IHL”

… 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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ICRC library

Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

IHL treaties

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.