… point, according to a new report by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Even … or energy facilities, not only violates the laws of armed conflict, it has very harmful … or the functioning of health facilities. The humanitarian community does not have the …
… supplies to breaking point. An ICRC report. International Committee of the Red Cross 19, … facilities. If this trend continues, the humanitarian community will not have the … bargaining chip. International Humanitarian Law clearly prohibits, whatever the motive, …
… Trade Treaty (ATT) – the newest addition to international humanitarian law (IHL) – is the focus of a regional …
… authorities titled "Promoting Respect for International Humanitarian Law in Nepal" was launched in Kathmandu on 16 …
… on residential areas are prohibited by international humanitarian law, but homes have been destroyed in the …
… on the Arms Trade Treaty and strengthening international humanitarian law. ICRC legal adviser Gilles Giacca looks …
… deprived of their freedom, and performed humanitarian work on their behalf, since 1870. At first, in accordance with international humanitarian law, the organization's main task was to …
… 18-03-2015 Khartoum (ICRC) – Today the International Committee of the Red Cross … to promote knowledge of international humanitarian law amongst the armed forces and various armed …
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … Seminar on Implementation of International Humanitarian Law in Minsk from 18 to 20 March 2015. This …
… hospital; ran awareness-raising sessions on international humanitarian law for 470 members of the Central African …
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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.
