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Seven decades of protection: the Geneva Conventions through the test of time – Expert discussion

… Conventions deepened the body of treaty law protecting victims of armed conflict. As … of Germany to the United Nations and Other International Organizations, Geneva, and the … 1949 Geneva Conventions and International Humanitarian Law (IHL), reflecting on their …

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South Asia experts to discuss protection of cultural property during armed conflict

… – The 7th South Asian Regional Conference on International Humanitarian Law, jointly organised by the government of …

Law and policy topic

Sanctions and Counter-terrorism measures

… Over the past two decades, states and international organizations have increasingly … take effect in contexts where impartial humanitarian organizations such as the ICRC … violates international humanitarian law and negates the basic principle of …

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A street in ruins, littered with destroyed vehicles.

Autonomous weapon systems - Q & A

… the use of such weapons unless respect for international humanitarian law can be guaranteed. How could autonomous …

Law and policy topic

Iran: Legal experts discuss prohibition of weapons

… 20-02-2015 Tehran (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the National Committee of Humanitarian Law of Iran (NCHL) have together hosted a …

News release

IHL summer sessions: A decade of unwavering commitment

… The tenth International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Summer Session was organized by the …

Article

Egypt Activity Report 2016

… 2016 ICRC Cairo Delegation,February 2017 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … fostering greater respect for international humanitarian law and more effective humanitarian work in …

Article

Weapons and disarmament

International humanitarian law governs the choice of the means and methods … a nuclear war? No. So let’s ban the bomb. International humanitarian law (IHL) …

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Container holding a range of grenades, submunitions and other recovered unexploded ordnance in Xieng Khouang, Phonsavan.

Exploring IHL in action with Dr Helen Durham

… speech by Dr Helen Durham, ICRC Director of International Law and Policy, delve into when International Humanitarian Law works, through real stories, …

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Yemen: Even as global attention shifts, the world must not abandon Yemen

… represents a critical opportunity for the international community to demonstrate its … the people of Yemen, two-thirds of whom need humanitarian assistance. "Even as global … them must respect international humanitarian law and other relevant international laws. This …

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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.