… Speech by Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at … utmost to assist and protect people, through law, policy and operations, as is our role under international humanitarian law. The Human Rights Council and …
… Speech by Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at … civilians lies at the heart of international humanitarian law and at the heart of both the UN's and the …
… said Alain Aeschlimann, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross … and civilian property. Under international humanitarian law, all those involved in the conflict must …
… to be abreast of the latest developments in international humanitarian law (IHL) and other related areas. The series …
… Myanmar's first-ever moot court competition on international humanitarian law took place at Yangon University in May, …
… Humanitarium to discuss whether adherence to international humanitarian law (IHL) has been eroding in today's armed …
… prohibited or otherwise limited by international law (contrary to weapons such as landmines and … (S/2015/453). For further reading on the humanitarian, legal, technical and military …
… the ICRC and the Russian Association of International Law. Charles Sabga, ICRC adviser on … to regulate them better. Both international humanitarian law and human rights law apply to …
… Aqsa Mosque, said: "Never in history has an international organization been granted access … participants also learnt about international humanitarian law as well as the ICRC’s protection …
… May on the obligation to ensure respect of international humanitarian law in multinational operations in Africa. 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.
