… in order to bring forensic procedures up to international standards. Last July, for … management of the dead? In addition to local laws on forensics and missing persons, international humanitarian law requires that all parties …
… remote parts of Indonesia, promoting IHL and law-enforcement standards, maintaining a dialogue on humanitarian topics across South-East Asia and … / ICRC / Ursula Langouran Contextualized international humanitarian law The ICRC …
… by Hugo Slim, head of Policy at the International Committee of the Red … is the challenge spelt out in the important humanitarian commitments of the New Urban … violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) as stated in paragraph 30 of the …
… Speech by Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, to … and the obligation to respect international humanitarian law, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 19 October …
… 2nd Regional Legislative Drafting Workshop on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on …
… contact with their families, promoting humanitarian law, supporting treatment for cataract … organization) and at the organization's International Conference; • participated in …
… visit to Nigeria, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross … Muhammedu Buhari. The two discussed the humanitarian situation in Nigeria, … the integration of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law …
… both sides of the conflict were trained in international humanitarian law (IHL). For more information, read the …
… priorities as maritime security; promoting international law-enforcement standards with the police and … legislation; maintaining a dialogue on humanitarian principles and the conduct of …
… 2016 Terrorism is a scourge to which the international community has been striving to … principles and objectives of international humanitarian law (IHL). In this regard, the ICRC condemns …
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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.
