… for health in general and much less in humanitarian crises. Copenhagen (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. For …
… International Humanitarian Law: A Comprehensive Introduction is a … aims to promote and strengthen knowledge of international humanitarian law (IHL) among …
… 17-04-2018 Kuwait (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … Proportionality Principle in International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The first Middle East Annual …
… committees and similar bodies on IHL (NCIHL) International humanitarian law (IHL) affords protection to people and …
… Weapons Systems, statement of the ICRC The International Committee of the Red Cross … programs or weapon systems – who apply the law and are obliged to respect it. International humanitarian law (IHL) requires that those who …
… International humanitarian law (IHL) affords protection to people and … step in ensuring the effectiveness of the law’s protection is acceptance by States of …
… of the ICRC, during the Conference on International Security in Moscow When I became … and violent unrest. Since then the humanitarian costs in the region have been … and respect for international humanitarian law. Civilian populations trapped in between …
… and other trends and urging more respect for international humanitarian law (IHL). Addressing the Moscow Security …
… of the ICRC , during the Conference on International Security (Moscow). It is a great … key global issues, including those related to humanitarian concerns in today's armed … rules of international humanitarian law; and as a consequence, human suffering, …
… the ICRC in Jordan continued to adapt its humanitarian response to both the emergency … restore family links and promote respect for international humanitarian law (IHL), while delivering large-scale …
Try one of the following resources:
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.
