… the head of the ICRC's arms unit, Kathleen Lawand, on the humanitarian consequences and legal … areas, in order to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law. Watch this …
… The seven "Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … reflection also refined our mastery of the humanitarian principles as eminently pragmatic … on the ground, carry the power for more humanitarian effectiveness amidst the most …
… Speech given by Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. … the heart of all international humanitarian law (IHL) lies the protection of civilians, of …
… Statement to the World Humanitarian Summit, given by Hugo Slim, Head of Policy at the International Committee of the Red Cross. Your … respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) is the single most important way to …
… Speech given by Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. … disgrace. Greater respect for IHL and refugee law, the Geneva Conventions and the Kampala …
… in Kathmandu on 25–26 March for a seminar on international humanitarian law (IHL) at which national and international …
… Perspectives and pledges of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … Movement on the occasion of the World Humanitarian Summit On the eve of the first … and proximity; international humanitarian law; accountability to the people we serve; …
… On 19 May 2016, the ICRC launched Humanitarian Law & Policy , a digital forum for those … by conflict and violence. Powered by the International Review of the Red Cross , the …
… of victims of war, and to promote respect for international humanitarian law. Facts and figures 31.3 million people …
… 09-05-2016 The 2016 Young Humanitarian Writers Competition was launched … its second year and is being organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross … the cornerstone of international humanitarian law. The president of the National Press Club …
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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.
