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ICRC President statement on 150th Anniversary of the St Petersburg Declaration

… are most likely to die or be injured. Weapons have transformed – today they are more … likelihood of indiscriminate effects. Two, on nuclear weapons. The ICRC, as part of the … for the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons. Our call is rooted in our …

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National implementation of IHL: Documentation

… use of force in law enforcement operations Weapons Anti-personnel mines Factsheet - 1997 … law for the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons Environment Factsheet - 1976 … means and methods of warfare Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Factsheet - Treaty on the …

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ICRC president: "International humanitarian law only as strong as leaders’ will to uphold it"

… must states consider as they invest in new weapons systems? Cheap and scalable, drones … suffering on survivors.  Terrifyingly, the nuclear weapons in today’s arsenals are far … then would today be classified as a small nuclear weapon. But there is no such thing as …

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The ICRC president in the 11th HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Lecture on IHL.

3rd Pacific Islands IHL Roundtable: 2- 4 November 2021

… 14:00 Session 2: Giving effect to the ban on nuclear weapons Taking stock of the adoption and … of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 10:15 11:15 12:15 13:15 14:15 …

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Global gathering to shape future of world’s largest humanitarian movement

… access to critical humanitarian services. Nuclear weapons – working towards their elimination … this year of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was a landmark achievement. …

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Twelve issues: What States can do to improve respect for IHL in 2022

… apace, with cyber operations, autonomous weapons and the use of outer space raising … by ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; and by including humanitarian … critical civilian infrastructure, such as nuclear plants, electricity grids and water …

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Implementing international humanitarian law: 2020/2021 report

… of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by Belize, Honduras and … Dominican Republic on the ratification of the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty. The … American states. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons of 7 July 2017 (TPNW 2017): …

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WeC Recruitment Postcard (WeC Medical Specialists)

… (EOD) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Hazards/Hazardous Materials …

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WeC Recruitment Postcard (EOD Specialists)

… (EOD) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Hazards/Hazardous Materials …

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WeC Recruitment leaflet

… (EOD) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Hazards/Hazardous Materials …

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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.

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.