Guiding principles intended to support States in the implementation of a system of protection for children recruited by armed forces or armed groups. ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN …
… persons suspected of involvement in acts of terrorism has provoked considerable debate, … as a preventive measure in the fight against terrorism. This, again, has raised questions …
International law on the conduct of hostilities regulates and limits the methods and means of warfare used by parties to an armed conflict. It aims to strike a balance between legitimate military …
International law on the conduct of hostilities regulates and limits the methods and means of warfare used by parties to an armed conflict. It aims to strike a balance between legitimate military …
… is little added value in calling such acts "terrorism", because they already constitute … IHL also specifically prohibits acts of terrorism against civilians in the hands of … between IHL and the legal regime governing terrorism is that IHL is based on premise that …
All States and other parties to an armed conflict have an obligation to respect and ensure respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) in all circumstances. They must use their influence to …
… 5 rev.1 corr. (22 October 2002) “Report on Terrorism and Human Rights”, paras. 304 & 305. …
Adopted on 8 June 1977, Protocols I and II are international treaties that supplement the Geneva Conventions of 1949. They significantly improve the legal protection covering civilians and the …
… à la protection des détenus politiques» Le terrorisme (D6): correspondance O IHD F - 33 … [correspondance] Conference on International Terrorism: The Nuclear Dimension: Washington, …
… penalties and all measures of intimidation or terrorism. GC IV, Art. 34 Prohibition of the … punishments; taking of hostages; acts of terrorism; outrages upon personal dignity, in …
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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.
