… (ICRC) – Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross … Economic Forum in Davos to discuss pressing humanitarian issues in an increasingly … partnerships. 6. International humanitarian law: IHL remains highly effective. The …
… Dr Hugo Slim, Head of Policy and Humanitarian Diplomacy at the ICRC, visited … the need for States to agree clear and lawful limits to their development and use as … College , Delhi University on ' Current International Crisis: Humanitarian Challenges …
… A three-day training course on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) aiming at boosting the regional …
… An overview of international humanitarian law, in A2 poster format, presenting the key …
… of armed conflict in the Philippines, the International Committee of the Red Cross … diverse mix of religious scholar’s academics, lawyers, students and local civil society … law of armed conflict and the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) that share the common …
… We also work to promote respect for international humanitarian law. To gain access to affected communities, …
… in the state. Following the violence, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … Red Crescent Societies, has been providing humanitarian assistance in Maungdaw and Sittwe … protection under international humanitarian law. The Movement will continue reaching out …
… European perspective. Co-organized with the International Committee of the Red Cross … into the academic curricula of medicine, law, journalism, etc. This is something that … to safeguard health-care services and their humanitarian mission. This initiative is …
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … to military security operations and law enforcement. This would not only boost … law enforcement duties and understand the humanitarian aspects of such situations.” …
… on commonalities between the Islamic law and international humanitarian law (IHL). The deliberations were …
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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.
