… decade ago, a world free from the scourge of nuclear weapons may have seemed illusory. Today, after … unequivocal, comprehensive prohibition of nuclear weapons – the most catastrophic weapons …
… on a new treaty to prohibit and eliminate nuclear weapons. "The ICRC looks forward to working … governments to make a treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons a reality, and pursue broader …
… chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear materials can have long-term effects on … civilians are at risk from unexploded weapons. The presence of these weapons – and … of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear nature). The exact nature of the risks …
… today adopted a landmark treaty banning nuclear weapons. The agreement comes at a time when the … has again been reminded of the threat of nuclear weapons. "Today, the world has taken an …
… of the Red Cross New York, 3–7 March 2025 Nuclear disarmament as a long-standing priority … of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and four years after the entry …
… the International Committee of the Red Cross Nuclear disarmament as a humanitarian and legal … imperative 1. The continued existence of nuclear weapons is one of the biggest threats to …
… adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Seventy-two years after the ICRC and … Movement first called for the elimination of nuclear weapons, and with the suffering of the …
… a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, Leading to their Total Elimination. … a legally binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons, leading towards their total …
… Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Vienna on 21 June 2022. First … Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Vienna, 21 – 23 June 2022 …
… about the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) have raised a number of … the prohibition and complete elimination of nuclear weapons, the most destructive means of …
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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.
