… other situations of violence; and its use in humanitarian action to assist and protect the … tasks or decisions are governed by rules of international humanitarian law. AI and machine-learning systems remain …
… Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross … populations, including medical services and humanitarian relief. Against this background, … discussions on the limits that international law, and in particular international …
… such instances, it is clear that respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) is possible, and that its …
… Zhu Lijiang, vice-dean of School of International Law, China University of Political Science and … scholars and for promoting international humanitarian law (IHL) in China. Please tell us …
… intersection between Buddhist teachings and international humanitarian law (IHL) has been published today as a joint …
… Beijing (ICRC) – A high-level international seminar started today in Beijing … with the Chinese Society of International Law (CSIL), has gathered over 100 participants. … positive steps in relation to international humanitarian law (IHL) and its implementation …
… At a time when humanitarian action is facing mounting challenges across the Middle East, international humanitarian law urgently needs to be better known, …
… an example, he described how violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights law aggravate …
… the Commentary’s main findings on key humanitarian issues related to the treatment of … Conventions of 1949 form the foundation of international humanitarian law and provide a framework setting out the …
… Find out what we are doing in Viet Nam: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC) … ICRC delegates deployed to Saigon providing humanitarian support during the Viet Nam war, … sessions on international humanitarian law to Vietnamese armed forces. Physical …
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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.
