… High-level plenary meeting to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of … conflict, and the world would be faced with a humanitarian disaster of unimaginable scale, … incompatible with international humanitarian law, and abhorrent to the principles of …
… health-care systems and the environment. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent … has borne witness to these catastrophic humanitarian consequences. The ICRC and the … as a new norm of international humanitarian law. The Treaty's success depends on the …
… of civilians and ensuring respect for international humanitarian law. On the frontlines the ICRC sees only too …
… the protection of civilians and respect for international humanitarian law New York – Speaking today at an UN General …
… of indiscriminate warfare and violations of international humanitarian law. Same story, different actors. My recent …
… and rescue at sea, the challenges that some humanitarian organizations face, and how to … the conversation using #ICRCDebateCycle . International law defines the duty to assist and rescue …
… on "Addressing Malnutrition in Yemen," International Committee of the Red Cross … of continued violations of international humanitarian law and the dignity of human life." Today in …
… It is the result of continued violations of international humanitarian law and the dignity of human life. In an …
… (New York) – Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross … world leaders to show political leadership on humanitarian crises. "At a time when … peace if people feel they have violated the law or the basic humanity of local citizens? …
… training for you? Are you working with an international or local organization dealing with humanitarian issues on a daily basis? Are you … And most of all, do you ever wonder what the law really says and what legal tools could …
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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.
