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2019 ICRC report on IHL and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts

… effects of hostilities; the use of explosive weapons in populated areas , and the … overall military strategy – even on use of nuclear weapons ‑ as well as specific … in orbit around the earth of objects carrying nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass …

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ICRC 2024 Opinion Paper - How is the term "Armed Conflict" defined in international humanitarian law?

… limiting or prohibiting the use of certain weapons, also considered part of IHL, include … • It is furthermore prohibited to use: – nuclear weapons, according to the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons – anti-personnel mines, …

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Annual Report 2020

… ratifies the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons The ICRC reminded governments in the … ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The regional delegation …

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Catalogue of publications and films in Arabic

… been a persistent problem for decades. These weapons have killed or injured tens of … �إلى حظر و�إزالة جميع الأ�سلحة النووية‬ Nuclear Weapons 4067/004 The existence of nuclear weapons raises profound questions …

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International humanitarian law and cyber operations during armed conflicts

… Guide to the Legal Review of New ،‬‬ ‫‪2006 ،Weapons, Means and Methods of Warfare: … on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons: the Court recalled that the … Justice, Legality of the threat or the use of nuclear weapons, Advisory Opinion, 8 July …

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Third report on the EU guidelines on promoting compliance with IHL

… in the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), its Protocols, the Group of … on, the application of IHL. These include the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the … of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons – EU General Statement …

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Lebanon: Frequently asked questions about international humanitarian law, the protection of civilians, and our work in conflict

… be limited as required by IHL (for example, nuclear weapons). The prohibition of indiscriminate attacks governs the use of all weapons, including those that are not …

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Mozambique: improving access to housing and health for displaced people

… of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by Mozambique • Donated computers, …

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Preliminary recommendations on possible norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviours relating to threats by States to space systems

… cost for civilians on earth of the use of weapons and other military operations in, or … cost for civilians on earth of the use of weapons and other military operations in, or … dangerous forces, namely dams, dykes and nuclear power plants. Recommendation 2: …

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Wars without limits are wars without end.

… non-state actors, the availability of small weapons, the fragility and fragmentation of … bombs and cluster munition to chemical and nuclear weapons. A global social contract can … bombs and cluster munition to chemical and nuclear weapons. A global social contract can …

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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.

IHL treaties

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 IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.