The United Nations' Inter-Agency Standing Committee, a coordination group for humanitarian agencies, has produced a basic fact-file on legal aspects of aid work during conflicts. Two dozen concise …
… sein des normes internes de lutte contre le terrorisme : une instrumentalisation malvenue … * Thinking with IHL in contexts of counterterrorism : the case of criminal justice … sein des normes internes de lutte contre le terrorisme : une instrumentalisation malvenue …
As digital technologies take center stage in contemporary armed conflicts, the Brussels Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) engages with key EU partners advocating for …
… flows and unintended consequences of counterterrorism Protecting the global information … and Environment Charter Latest articles Terrorism is a live threat in today’s world – … this threat through a patchwork of counterterrorism measures, including sanctions. …
… comparative use of force IHL and counter-terrorism operations Engagement with non-state …
… whether designated or not under counter-terrorism regulations and sanctions. What are …
Key Facts and Figures 07 October – 06 November 2023 One month on, civilians pay the heavy price of intense violence Renewed hostilities in Israel and Gaza –unprecedented in scale and intensity– …
… negative impact of sanctions and counter-terrorism measures on humanitarian aid in the … humanitarian activities from counter-terrorism legislation. The seminar yielded …
Even wars have rules. What does that mean? It means: You do not attack civilians. You limit as much as you can the impact of your warfare on women and children, as well as on other civilians. You …
… 34 PROMOTING A COUNTER-TERRORISM FRAMEWORK THAT IS COHERENT AND … 35 Adopting IHL-compliant counter-terrorism … and their use comply with IHL. Counter-terrorism and the facilitation of humanitarian … themed session of the week will be on counter-terrorism and the facilitation of humanitarian …
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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.
