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Azerbaijan: Activity highlights for 2023

… In 2023, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … relation to conflict, as well as providing humanitarian protection and supporting people … the guardian of international humanitarian law (IHL), we conducted training sessions and …

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Preventing Civilian Harm in Partnered Military Operations: A Commander's Handbook

… for avoiding or lessening adverse humanitarian effects on civilian populations. … proactive, pragmatic practices to foster Law of Armed Conflict compliance by partners; …

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Preventing Civilian Harm in Partnered Military Operations: A Commander's Handbook

… for avoiding or lessening adverse humanitarian effects on civilian populations. … proactive, pragmatic practices to foster Law of Armed Conflict compliance by partners; …

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Q&A: sexual violence in armed conflict

… in terms of prevalence and consequences. The humanitarian response to the diverse needs of … contraception in accordance with domestic law. When rape results in unwanted pregnancy, … face while fetching water. 7. What does international humanitarian law say regarding …

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Discover IHL: The Applicability and Relevance of the IHL

… What type of legal framework does International Humanitarian Law (IHL) represent? Does IHL apply to all …

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Ethiopia: facts and figures 2014

… police forces participated in seminars on International Human Rights Standards and humanitarian principles. 550 judges and prosecutors, 650 senior law and journalism students and their …

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Voices from the Field

… this event profiled instances of how international humanitarian law (IHL) have had a positive impact on the …

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Malaysia: 7th national IHL role play competition 2022

… play competition , which is designed to take International Humanitarian Law (IHL) out of the classrooms and to …

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Afghanistan: Facts and figures for April-June 2016, focusing on detention

… briefing all parties to the conflict on international humanitarian law; working with the Afghan Red Crescent …

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Regional delegation in India: Lest we forget!

… of the Regional Delegation New Delhi The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … government and people have been providing humanitarian assistance globally through their … talk discussed International Humanitarian Law and Cyber Warfare, the third talk held …

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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.

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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.

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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.