… Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia and the International Committee of the Red Cross … "Contemporary Warfare: Global Trends and Humanitarian Challenges". The participants … States must observe international law in using information and communication …
… crisis has become one of the most visible internationalized and also politicized … answers will not come overnight and sustained humanitarian action continues to be needed for … and respect of international humanitarian law. Our collective best efforts must break …
… 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 …
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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.
