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… The International Committee of the Red Cross … Conference and to share its perspective as a humanitarian organization mandated to protect … violations of international humanitarian law (IHL), attacks on or interference with …
… 21-06-2018 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) awarded the Humanitarian Visa d'Or yesterday to French … more generally, international humanitarian law must be followed at all times and in all …
… on immigration detention Introduction The International Committee of the Red Cross … their dignity and afforded due process of law. The ICRC also evaluates whether they are … so in order to capture the full extent of humanitarian concerns related to migration and …
… part of its operations worldwide, the International Committee of the Red Cross … to deepen their knowledge of international humanitarian law (IHL). Besides the RBAF officers, military …
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … announced the fourth edition of the Young Humanitarian Writers Competition in … to highlight the work and vision of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … young people to promote humanitarian law and principles, to discuss the …
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… 19-06-2018 Geneva (ICRC) – The number of non-international armed conflicts more than … for civilians and a greater challenge for humanitarians. Is there a solution? The Roots … formal training in international humanitarian law continues to make a real difference on the …
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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.
