Advanced IHL Learning Series
The Advanced IHL Learning Series are a resource for lecturers and trainers who wish to keep abreast of the latest developments in international humanitarian law (IHL) and other related areas. The …
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Somalia: Rising malnutrition is overwhelming nutrition centres
Four-year-old Osman came to the Kismayo Stabilization Centre earlier this year. Suffering from Kwashiorkor, a nutritional disorder caused by lack of protein, he developed a flaky rash all over his …
Ready-to-use workshop on principles guiding humanitarian action
Based on How does law protect in war? and the International Review of the Red Cross , this ready-to-use workshop combines fictitious case studies, presentations, group work and discussion allowing …
Humanitarian action: Responding to new challenges
In recent months, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) together with the London-based Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) organized a series of …
Advanced IHL Learning Series
Overview The Advanced IHL Learning Series are a resource for lecturers and trainers who wish to keep abreast of the latest developments in international humanitarian law (IHL) and other related …
Guatemala missing: A decent burial, a final goodbye
Quiquil, Guatemala The vehicles that transported the remains arrived in a caravan during the night and were received by people who lighted the way with candles. There is no electricity in Quiquil . …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Three staff members abducted in North Kivu
04-05-2016 Kinshasa – Three staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were abducted on Tuesday morning in North Kivu Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They …
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day: Statement from the presidents
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2016 Statement by Mr Tadateru Konoé, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Mr Peter Maurer, president of the …
Autonomous weapons systems: Profound implications for the future of warfare
In April 2016, head of ICRC arms unit Kathleen Lawand was invited to London to give the keynote address at the annual meeting of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control (ICRAC) Summit, …
Cambodia: The Queen Mother meets members of the women’s wheelchair basketball team
Her Majesty Norodom Monineath, the Queen Mother, and her late husband, King Sihanouk, have long supported the more vulnerable people in Cambodia, including the disabled. They had been particularly …
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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.