… the ICRC criss-crossed the globe to provide humanitarian assistance during many of the … the ICRC’s work aimed at further developing international law – leading to the adoption of the …
… This publication is the result of a major international study into current state practice in international humanitarian law in order to identify customary law in this …
… under fire” — the ongoing disrespect for international humanitarian law (IHL) we see in conflicts around the …
… ICRC action in the event of violations of international humanitarian law have recently been reviewed and …
… work carried out by human rights and humanitarian actors in armed conflict and … (UN, NGOs, and components of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … and concurrent growth in data-protection law, comprehensive guidelines on protection …
… of Direct Participation in Hostilities under International Humanitarian Law", which aims to clarify the meaning and …
… The Montreux Document is the result of an international process launched by the … intended to promote respect for international humanitarian law and human rights law whenever private …
Organized in a question and answer format, the Guide offers teachers and other interested parties concise information on specific IHL …
… designed to familiarize parliamentarians with international humanitarian law and to heighten their awareness of the key …
… texts that serve as a basis for the ICRC, the International Federation and national Red … instruments that constitute international humanitarian law; the main policies, strategies and plans …
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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.
