… the congratulations and best wishes of the International Committee of the Red Cross … the opportunity to discuss the challenges for humanitarian action in today's tumultuous … Conventions and other bodies of international law have codified the limits of war and limits …
… Judges, prosecutors, and defence lawyers from around the world have been … organised by the ICRC's Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law, to discuss key issues on the …
… 19-06-2015 Sana'a (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … hospital in the Yemeni city of Aden, as the humanitarian situation continues to … obligations under international humanitarian law. They must, as a matter of priority, …
… the ICRC’s ambition to have a sustainable humanitarian impact. It is intended to serve … conflict’, but that may have significant humanitarian consequences. The ICRC’s … headway at all. International humanitarian law contains rules that are aimed at …
… more than 30 countries sought to answer at an international legal conference held recently … War, the Martens Readings in international humanitarian law (IHL) were held on 28 - 29 May. …
… 2015 UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Humanitarian Affairs Segment, co-organized by the ICRC and the International Federation, is part of the … Sandoz , Deputy Director of International Law and Policy, ICRC. Chair Ms Joelle Tanguy , …
… 2015 UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Humanitarian Affairs Segment, co-organized by the ICRC and the International Federation, is part of the … Sandoz , Deputy Director of International Law and Policy, ICRC. Chair Ms Joelle Tanguy , …
… of the movement to strengthen this area of international humanitarian law," said Harry Kalaba, Zambia's Minister for …
… 16-06-2015 Abuja (ICRC) – Today the International Committee of the Red Cross … off a three-day workshop on international humanitarian law (IHL) in Abuja. At this 11th edition, …
… is a wonderfully rich archive, outlining the humanitarian work of the ICRC during these … and others with a new perspective on these international events," said the ICRC's deputy … B AG 024-156 Publication de l'ouvrage de Slawomir Debrawa : ''La population civile dans …
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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.
