… all that stems from the supply and use of weapons. Widespread and poorly controlled … highlight that: Arms transfers must ensure, weapons do not end up being used to commit … biological weapons – must never be used; and Nuclear weapons, because of their devastating …
… 2017 treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons Ratification kit : State participation … of the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons ADVISORY SERVICE ON …
… to act on the increasing risk of the use of nuclear weapons. Whether used in a specific region or among major powers, the use of nuclear weapons would cause a catastrophic and …
… were developments in IHL treaties on weapons and related positions of the ICRC, and … regarding efforts to prohibit and eliminate nuclear weapons, in particular the UN General … on “a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total …
… Five questions on chemical weapons with Johnny Nehme, a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear expert at the ICRC: 1. In your view, why are chemical weapons banned? Their indiscriminate nature. …
… legal and ethical issues raised by autonomous weapons systems, the ICRC convened a … The recent Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, adopted in July 2017 by a … of 122 States, recognizes that the use of nuclear weapons would be “abhorrent to the …
… on the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons; Provided technical expertise in …
… ICRC arms unit, delivered on the subject of nuclear weapons and the significance of the 2017 Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Treaty: 1. We know from the …
… detainees, from using chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, from using land mines and from … control systems, oil pipeline systems, or nuclear plants being hacked. The ICRC is …
… around cyber warfare, urban warfare, use of nuclear weapons, and also the possibility of creating …
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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.
