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Humanitarian access: What the law says

… in war. In order to carry out their tasks, humanitarian organizations must be granted … to humanitarian access? Under IHL governing international armed conflicts, all States … they defined by international humanitarian law? Whatever the term used, warring parties …

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Strengthening compliance with international humanitarian law: The work of the ICRC and the Swiss government (2012-2015)

… used. Moreover, they are only applicable in international armed conflict, whereas the … strengthening compliance with international humanitarian law , ICRC, Geneva, June 2015 Fourth Meeting of …

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China: Law schools vie for top spot in humanitarian law competition

… participate in the 11th Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition, Mainland China …

News release

Webinar: International humanitarian law and protection of the natural environment: A preventive response

… of prevention among a range of stakeholders. International Humanitarian Law (IHL) contains specific and general …

Event

Strengthening international humanitarian law in Liberia

… of the armed forces of Liberia and the International Humanitarian Law Committee on the integration and …

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Women protected under international humanitarian law

International humanitarian law aims to prevent and alleviate human … impact of fighting on women can be severe. Humanitarian law recognizes this in the general …

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Strengthening compliance with international humanitarian law

… of States on strengthening compliance with international humanitarian law, Geneva, 23 April 2015 We are gathered here …

Statement

Children protected under international humanitarian law

… Despite the protection provided by law, they continue to be recruited by armed … war benefit from the general protection of international humanitarian law as civilians or combatants. …

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Sarajevo: Seminar on the interplay between international humanitarian law and Islamic Law

… a joint seminar on the interplay between International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Islamic Law, in collaboration …

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2014 international humanitarian law competition in Israel

… to promote awareness and understanding of international humanitarian law (IHL), the ICRC delegation in Israel and …

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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.

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.