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… police forces participated in seminars on International Human Rights Standards and humanitarian principles. 550 judges and prosecutors, 650 senior law and journalism students and their …
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… have been given training by the ICRC on international humanitarian law (IHL). It is vital that these soldiers, …
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… 09-02-2015 Bamako / Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … rules applicable to them under international humanitarian law. In particular, they must protect the …
… population," said Jean-Nicolas Marti, the International Committee of the Red Cross … deteriorate even further as the funding of humanitarian aid dwindles in the country." The … Mr Marti. "Under international humanitarian law, indiscriminate attacks directed against …
… 09-02-2015 Geneva – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent … parties to the conflict that international humanitarian law obliges them to respect and protect …
… by nations contributing to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and by … to the community and implement a range of humanitarian programmes. In 2014, the ICRC: … compliance with international humanitarian law Reminding warring parties of their …
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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.
