… recover from years of conflict. In terms of humanitarian work, a two-track approach is … needs also to be addressed urgently. International humanitarian law, with its balanced approach to humanity and …
… 16-09-2020 Addis Ababa (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … basic services and enjoy their rights under international laws. In addition, the space available for humanitarian actors to deliver their services …
… in Mindanao. To support their needs, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … awareness of and respect for international humanitarian law, the ICRC continues to remind all parties …
… the border from north-eastern Nigeria. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … and locals are increasingly dependent on humanitarian aid. Bosso, Diffa, Niger, 19 May … compliance with international humanitarian law in the conduct of hostilities." For further …
… It should be noted that IHL and other humanitarian norms safeguard health workers … conflicts and therefore covered by domestic law and international human rights law. **This refers …
… has raised questions about the way international humanitarian law (IHL) should be applied. The involvement of …
… their operations in 2021 to provide humanitarian protection and assistance to the … with relevant authorities to promote international humanitarian law and extend support in line with its …
… Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross, … impacting people's lives and amplifying humanitarian needs. Second, how international humanitarian law rules can help limit environmental …
… effects violate fundamental principles of international humanitarian law. The Mine Ban Treaty (Ottawa Treaty), which …
… The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … by way of hundreds of entries on important humanitarian topics. Last year, over 600 people … this year would also promote humanitarian law and principles, a discussion on the …
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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.
