The latest escalation which broke out in May 2021 in Gaza and Israel is one of the most intense hostilities that we, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), have witnessed in the region …
… countries' legitimacy to take counterterrorism measures; in fact, acts of terror …
… marked since the end of the Cold War, with terrorism becoming a major means of waging …
… / v-p-rw-00024-14 2001: The fight against terrorism New challenges arise for the ICRC …
International law on the conduct of hostilities regulates and limits the methods and means of warfare used by parties to an armed conflict. It aims to strike a balance between legitimate military …
Since the escalation of hostilities in Lebanon began, thousands of people have crossed into Syria through border crossings in Rural Damascus, Homs, and Tartus. Many arrived carrying what they can, …
… of IHL to the fight against international terrorism, cyber warfare and the use of …
… and of human rights law, including acts of terrorism and sexual and gender-based …
… Europe and Foreign Affairs Editorial: Counterterrorism, sanctions and war - Helen Durham, …
… challenges and issues. IHL and Counter-Terrorism Operations Climate Change and armed …
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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.
