… together the ICRC, representatives of States, international organizations and the humanitarian community, will debate the … provisions under international humanitarian law were consolidated in the four Geneva …
… of families to flee to Rural Damascus. The International Committee of the Red Cross … of their obligation under international humanitarian law to protect and spare civilians at all …
… 14-09-2014 Geneva/Baghdad/Erbil – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent … Movement has pledged to intensify its humanitarian activities in Iraq , and to … violations of international humanitarian law, and by the seizure and detention of …
… and promote the Review "ICRC: 150 years of humanitarian action" as well as discuss … challenges to IHL. Honorable Minister for Law and Justice Narahari Acharya— ex officio … - IHL Challenge Report presented in the 31st International Red Cross Conference, …
… to administer first aid and provide other humanitarian services in emergencies. Dialogue … about the ICRC and about the basic rules of international humanitarian law. In August, the ICRC held a two-day …
… been operating for over 50 years. Although international in name, the ICRC was actually a … them. The ICRC also continued to promote laws and regulations with a view to constantly adapting humanitarian law to the changing realities of …
… Ababa, works with the AU to draw attention to humanitarian issues, promote implementation of international humanitarian law throughout Africa and raise awareness of …
… 37th round table on current issues of international humanitarian law: Conduct of hostilities: the Practice, the …
… concerned by reports of serious violations of international humanitarian law, and by the situation of increasing …
… who heads the ICRC’s office in Gaza. “But humanitarian aid can only do so much," he … we can help." Ensuring commitment to the laws of war Teams of experts have been in Gaza … ensure that stated commitments to comply with international humanitarian law (also known as …
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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.
