… for hostile use of biotechnology, the International Committee of the Red Cross … to the prohibition under international humanitarian law against the use of biological weapons, and …
… seminar aiming to strengthen knowledge of the law applicable to armed conflicts (also known as International Humanitarian Law–IHL). For the first time, …
… briefing all parties to the conflict on international humanitarian law; working with the Afghan Red Crescent …
… Constabulary learn to understand and apply international policing standards and human rights law, Police Commissioner Gari Baki said today. … of a series held in PNG by the Geneva-based humanitarian organisation which are aimed at …
… The 4th Transatlantic Workshop on International Law and Armed Conflict took place at Pembroke … of the highlights of the global international humanitarian law calendar," said Michael …
… 29-07-2016 The International Committee of the Red Cross … the coming weeks and months, posing a massive humanitarian problem for the country. As … respect for international humanitarian law with parties involved in the conflict, and …
… portrait of widespread violations of international humanitarian law (IHL). Against this backdrop of suffering, …
… 3, given by Hugo Slim, Head of Policy at the International Committee of the Red Cross. Your … respect and ensure respect for international humanitarian law. Conflicts are increasingly being fought …
… OF MISSING PERSONS IN SRI LANKA Report International Committee of the Red Cross 29, … independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives … by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal 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.
