… relatives. To shed light on this issue, the International Committee of the Red Cross … As an independent, neutral and impartial humanitarian organization, the ICRC focuses on … obligations under international humanitarian law. These universally recognized rules, which …
… Chen Zexian, director-general, Institute of International Law, CASS, and Mr Larry Maybee, regional legal … his keynote speech titled “International humanitarian law in flux: development and new …
… Some 60 government officials and law experts, from 15 countries in the Asia … gathered in Singapore for the regional international humanitarian law (IHL) conference from 27 to …
… 19-05-2017 Beijing (ICRC) – An international conference opens today in … of experiences and views on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) between International Committee of …
… A regional workshop on the law of armed conflict (LoAC) at sea, gathering … the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), NDUM and the International Committee of the Red Cross … to naval warfare and current issues about humanitarian action at sea. In its fourth …
… Arms Trade Treaty and follow up from the 32nd International Red Cross Red Crescent … and the understanding of this body of law on the island. ICRC delegates had the … of a sub-regional platform on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for indian ocean island …
… Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) is a resource pack for teachers to … students aged 13 to 18 to the basic rules of international humanitarian law. It was …
… In October, 2016, Helen Durham, Director of International Law and Policy at the ICRC, talked about some … the IHL say about terrorism? International Humanitarian Law or IHL is very clear that …
… Law students from various universities have been testing their international humanitarian law (IHL) knowledge and skills at …
… 838 alleged violations of IHL and other humanitarian principles that affected nearly … COLOMBIA REPORT: RESULTS AND PERSPECTIVES International Committee of the Red Cross … violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and other humanitarian principles …
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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.
