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National implementation of IHL: Documentation

… States party to international humanitarian law treaties must take certain legal and …

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Military operations in space

… Despite the international community’s long-term desire to … care.  Space systems also contribute to humanitarian relief operations and emergency … specifically protected under international law. Disrupting or destroying space systems …

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Third report on the EU guidelines on promoting compliance with IHL

… By working party on public international law (COJUR) The European Union (EU) is strongly … to promoting respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) as part of its wider …

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Egypt: Facts and Figures (January – December 2024)

… The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … and independent organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for … while promoting International Humanitarian Law (IHL) — the law that protects victims of …

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ERC with ICRC staff

Rwanda: Facts & Figures 2024

… In 2024, the humanitarian landscape continued to be shaped … global humanitarian funding constraints, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … times of crises. International humanitarian law (IHL) is at the core of ICRC’s mandate and …

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RFL Kigali

Reuniting children with their loved ones in 2017

… The International Committee of the Red Cross in … national implementation of the international humanitarian law, and works with the armed forces for …

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Briefing to Military Attachés association on the Lake Chad Basin Region

… and challenges it faces to conduct its humanitarian activities in the region's … and their states on how the respect of International Humanitarian Law (alias Law of War or Law of Armed Conflict) …

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The use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas and the prohibition of indiscriminate attacks

… 37th round table on current issues of international humanitarian law: Conduct of hostilities: the Practice, the …

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Our mandate and mission

… under the Geneva Conventions is to provide humanitarian assistance to people affected by … Our mandate and mission Our work is based on international humanitarian law, which is set out in the Geneva Conventions …

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The ICRC takes action to assist the victims of armed conflict and other violence, and promotes respect for international humanitarian law.

Teaching IHL through digital resources: a syllabus for interactive remote teaching

… tools developed by the ICRC ( How Does Law Protect in War? , the Introduction to IHL … to familiarize themselves with the relevant international humanitarian law (IHL) issue(s) by completing …

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ICRC library

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.