… 30-08-2022 30 August marks the International Day of the Disappeared aimed at … to draw attention to sometimes overlooked humanitarian tragedies behind those who go … of states under international humanitarian law. As the time goes by, it does not heal the …
… and rescue at sea, the challenges that some humanitarian organizations face, and how to … the conversation using #ICRCDebateCycle . International law defines the duty to assist and rescue …
… The 15th Red Cross International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot co-organized by the Hong Kong …
… and is complementary to the ICRC Model Law. CHECKLIST: CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS … well as good practices. The Model Law of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives …
… 2016 HEALTH ACTIVITIES IN SOMALIA The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … core of all of our work is the individual humanitarian gesture; this is epitomized and … is reflected in International Humanitarian Law (the Laws of Armed Conflict), which insists …
… visit of Eva Svoboda, Deputy Director for International Law and Policy at the ICRC, who, on different occasions, spoke of international humanitarian law's silent yet significant …
… Conventions clearly prohibit it in both international and non-international armed … the conflict were trained in international humanitarian law (IHL). For more information, read the full …
… have been given training by the ICRC on international humanitarian law (IHL). It is vital that these soldiers, who …
… of the ICRC – and more generally that of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … 1. Build trust in the ICRC to facilitate its humanitarian action Communicate the ICRC's core … parties, under international humanitarian law and other relevant legal frameworks, to …
… the IHL classification of conflicts into international (IAC) and non-international … The interplay between IHL and human rights law continues to have practical consequences on … may be undertaken by other actors, including humanitarian organizations, subject to the …
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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.
