… 2014. Thank you, Mr Chair, for giving the International Committee of the Red Cross … to address this important item. The rule of law encompasses judicial institutions and … the effectiveness of international humanitarian law (IHL), which governs such …
… rescue workers: the list of violations of international humanitarian law taking place on an almost daily basis is …
… table jointly organized by the group and the International Committee of the Red Cross … was to discuss the compatibility of sharia law and international humanitarian law and the protection to which …
… 02-10-2014 Kiev/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … is unacceptable and violates international humanitarian law.” Mr DuPasquier worked for the ICRC for …
… Azawad (HCUA) are attending an ICRC course on international humanitarian law in Kidal today. Ber, Mali. An ICRC …
… of missing persons and their families INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS … and assistance needs An internal study on the humanitarian consequences of armed violence in … by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. …
… 26-09-2014 The International Committee of the Red Cross is … facilitate neutral, independent and impartial humanitarian activities. Years of fighting in … operations. "Under international humanitarian law, every party to these conflicts must …
… media and legal practioners convened at the International Islamic University Malaysia … for a two-day conference on international humanitarian law. The gathering coincided with the …
… now ratified the Arms Trade Treaty regulating international transfers of conventional … crimes or serious violations of human rights law," said Peter Maurer, president of the … facilitate violations of international humanitarian law and endanger medical and …
… 24-09-2014 Geneva/New York (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … States should ensure that their domestic laws meet international legal standards for … to health, especially for people affected by humanitarian emergencies. The organization …
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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.
