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ICRC and ICC: Two separate but complementary approaches to ensuring respect for international humanitarian law

… As the guardian of international humanitarian law (IHL), the ICRC supports efforts to end …

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ICRC, Al-Azhar University discuss commonalities between international humanitarian law and Islamic Sharia in Cairo Seminar

… (Cairo - ICRC) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … on the “Principles of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Commonalities with the principles …

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Environment and international humanitarian law

International humanitarian law aims to protect the civilian population … The Rome Statute of 1998 establishing the International Criminal Court makes it a war …

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Training activities in international humanitarian law

… This document lists all course offers in international humanitarian law, organized by the ICRC in French and …

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OEWG: ICRC Statement on International Law

… York Ambassador Gafoor, Excellencies,   The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … (OEWG) on the question of how international law applies to the use of ICTs.   To answer … common understandings on how international humanitarian law applies to, and therefore …

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OEWG IHL

Missing persons and international humanitarian law

… uncertainty and are unable to grieve. International humanitarian law and human rights law require parties to a …

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Mexico: Challenges to international humanitarian law and humanitarian action

… Mr Peter Maurer, President of the ICR, UNAM Law Faculty (Facultad de Derecho de la … given by Mr Peter Maurer President of the International Committee of the Red Cross CHALLENGES TO INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND HUMANITARIAN ACTION UNAM …

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Civilians protected under international humanitarian law

… armed conflict is therefore a cornerstone of international humanitarian law. This protection extends to their public …

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Innovation in international humanitarian law dissemination

… the past decades about the dissemination of international humanitarian law (IHL)? And what kind of innovations have …

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Course in international humanitarian law for humanitarian professionals and policymakers

… The ICRC's 20th course in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for humanitarian professionals and …

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ICRC library

Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

IHL treaties

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 IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.