… At a time of escalating global conflict, the International Committee of the Red Cross … better understand how upholding international humanitarian law (IHL) can create pathways to peace and …
… The 23rd Red Cross International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot (Asia-Pacific Region) took …
… 19-03-2025 Nairobi (ICRC) – The humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic … in search of safety. With support from the International Committee of the Red Cross … obligations under international humanitarian law. Attacks against civilians and …
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … is a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian organization working to safeguard … and promoting international humanitarian law (IHL). In particular, in partnership with …
… renewed commitment by its leaders to uphold international law, alongside sustained support from the … I am convinced that respect for international humanitarian law is essential for laying the …
… Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross … by its leaders to uphold international law, alongside sustained support from the … now live below the poverty line and rely on humanitarian assistance. Essential …
… by resilience, inclusivity and unwavering humanitarian action. Through advocacy, … University, Bangladesh. Around 16 teams of law students from across the country debated on critical issues related to international humanitarian law in a simulated …
… both sides to act in accordance with the laws of war This Opinion by Julien Lerisson … every person. I could sense how this severe humanitarian crisis completely changed Israeli … a humanitarian organization, our job at the International Committee for the Red Cross …
… has proven vital to saving lives, bringing in humanitarian assistance and sustaining the … increases and shortages of basic goods. Under international humanitarian law, Israel shall ensure that the basic needs …
… Strengthening partnerships for sustainable humanitarian action In 2024, the International Committee of the Red Cross … there to promote international humanitarian law (IHL) and increase the presence of the …
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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.
