Ukraine: How is the ICRC helping people detained in relation to the conflict?
… conflict, detainees enjoy the protection of international humanitarian law, which means that they must be treated …
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United Kingdom - Sexual violence: What use is the law?
… Despite widespread international attention and condemnation, … International Security and International Law programmes, the panel will explore the role of international humanitarian law (IHL) in banning and …
What treaties make up IHL? What is customary IHL?
… Extract from ICRC publication "International humanitarian law: answers to your questions" Contemporary …
What are jus ad bellum and jus in bello?
… Extract from ICRC publication " International humanitarian law: answers to your questions " Jus ad bellum …
What is the difference between IHL and human rights law?
… Extract from ICRC publication "International humanitarian law: answers to your questions" WHAT IS …
What does IHL say about terrorism?
… occasions. Extract from ICRC publication " International humanitarian law: answers to your questions " IHL does not …
Iran/Iraq: Soldiers' remains returned to families
… of the Iranian and Iraqi governments." Under international humanitarian law, families have a right to know the fate of …
Ukraine crisis: ICRC calls on all parties to spare civilians
… ICRC team in Donetsk from carrying out its humanitarian work. "We once again call on all … from harming civilians and to comply with international humanitarian law," said Michel Masson, head of the ICRC …
Ukraine crisis: ICRC activities between October 2014 and January 2015
… covered the applicability of human rights and humanitarian principles in law enforcement operations. The ICRC held another seminar on international human rights law and …
How did the ICRC help people affected by conflict in Lebanon during 2014?
… with the Lebanese Red Cross, its primary humanitarian partner, has carried out its … promotes the compliance of arms carriers with international humanitarian law (IHL) across Lebanon. The ICRC also visits …
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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.
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.