… work carried out by human rights and humanitarian actors in armed conflict and other … (UN, NGOs, and components of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … and concurrent growth in data-protection law, comprehensive guidelines on protection …
… of their house. From December 13 to 15, the International Committee of the Red Cross … who we are and allow us to deliver our humanitarian response," ICRC delegate Meher … by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. …
… conflicts and emergencies. We at the International Hospital Federation (IHF) became … strengthening compliance with international humanitarian law. However, these discussions are ongoing and …
… 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 …
… by the ICRC in partnership with the International Islamic University Malaysia … and it witnessed a fierce fight put up by law students of 10 public and private … worldwide for the promotion of international humanitarian law (IHL). "We hope that …
… 24-07-2015 Geneva/Sana'a (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … and respect our mandate." At a time when humanitarian needs are ever more acute, the … respect for international humanitarian law and to allow humanitarian organizations to …
… by weapon bearers operating outside the law. Our work also involves trying to mitigate some of the humanitarian consequences of violence against … with the support of civil society and the international community. The ICRC will pursue …
… million people and left 7 million in need of humanitarian aid in the four north-eastern … 1,660 requests to trace missing relatives. International humanitarian law Over 3,000 army personnel , including those …
… of specialized medical care. Teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … of all parties under international humanitarian law to ensure that the wounded and sick …
… 27-03-2019 Beijing (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … comply with human rights and international humanitarian law. The Chinese version was launched in July …
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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.
