… Jerusalem/Geneva (ICRC): The International Committee of the Red Cross urges … which is prohibited under international humanitarian law", de Maio continued. "We urge the …
… only to the general state of insecurity or lawful military operations, but also to the numerous violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and other relevant …
… by the ICRC, New York, October 2015. The International Committee of the Red Cross … of serious violations of international humanitarian law (IHL). This obligation demands an active …
… General debate on all disarmament and international security agenda items. United … the ICRC brings its perspective as a humanitarian organization mandated to protect … and strengthening international humanitarian law (IHL), also known as the law of armed …
… with the SSRC volunteers and other humanitarian actors including MSF and Handicap International. After the first critical weeks, … and respect for International Humanitarian Law, the ICRC has: Trained 1,160 weapon …
… and a commitment on the joint delivery of humanitarian assistance Conducted a midterm … participants included representatives of the International Federation of the Red Cross and … compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL) Conducted briefings to more than …
… showing how to better balance security and humanitarian considerations. Taking stock of the results of an international process Chapter 13 of the AFL "Law of Armed Conflict training manual" …
… Bruges (ICRC) - The 16th Bruges Colloquium on International Humanitarian Law, jointly organised by the International …
… 2015. On the agenda were the principles of international humanitarian law and international human rights law as …
… by the ICRC, New York, 14 October 2015. The International Committee of the Red Cross … place on the promotion of the rule of law, through the work of the Sixth Committee, … In particular, the framework of international humanitarian law (IHL) emanates substantially …
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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.
