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Frequently asked questions: International Humanitarian, Human Rights and Refugee Law in the context of armed conflict

… law? 7 What is the difference between the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols in … treaties: The UN Charter, the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional …

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How does international humanitarian law protect journalists in armed conflict situations?

… of protection for journalists, given that the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols … media personnel (Article 4 A (4) of the Third Geneva Convention and Article 79 of Additional …

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Cooperation in extradition and judicial assistance in criminal matters – Factsheet

… of the repression mechanism laid down in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 for serious violations of … of having committed grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. This option is …

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IHL Day 2020: Preserving human dignity in times of armed conflict

… Law Day on this day, 12 August, we recall the Geneva Conventions which came into being on this same … in the aftermath of the Second World War. The Geneva Conventions are among the very few …

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South Africa: The 23rd Southern Africa and Indian Ocean States Regional IHL Seminar

… spotlighting "the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions – strengthening humanity" From 10 … to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. The Seminar was chaired by …

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Group Photos of Participants of the Seminar

Detention in non-international armed conflict: Consultations with government experts, 2012-2013

… of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 F +41 … consensus that the rules found in the 1949 Geneva Conventions applicable in international armed …

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What is international humanitarian law?

… notably through the adoption of the 1864 Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the … THE TREATY-BASED SOURCES OF IHL? 1 The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 (GC I, II, III and IV), …

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Missing persons and their families - Factsheet

… missing. 1 See Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions (AP I), Art. 33; ICRC Study on … the whereabouts of family members (the Fourth Geneva Convention (GC IV), Arts 25, 26 and 82; …

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ICRC and Parliaments: the fruitful collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union

… in 1889 and with its Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the Inter-Parliamentary … translated into various activities. Held in Geneva from 23 to 27 October 2016, the 135th … on the update of the Commentary to the Geneva Conventions, the Universal Meeting of National …

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Republic of Korea: Upholding humanitarian principles amid security crises in an interconnected world

… 2024 also marks the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. On August 12, 1949, in the … approve these foundational treaties. The Geneva Conventions set the cornerstone of …

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Seoul Defense Dialogue 2024

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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.