… said Zoran Jovanovic, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross … in the region, is doing its utmost to provide humanitarian assistance – medical care and … awareness of international humanitarian law and other applicable rules among 1,280 …
… to improve food production. Twenty-nine young law students and practitioners learned about international humanitarian law at a six-day summer course …
… Islamic scholars in Yemen on the question of international humanitarian law and Islam, and the emblem of the …
… prohibitions and norms and effective international cooperation and assistance … other relevant instruments of international humanitarian law and human rights law, to ensure the best …
… torture and other forms of ill-treatment; key international instruments; key legal … forms of ill-treatment under international law; monitoring and reporting mechanisms; … ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW …
… On this occasion, the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights the Federal Department of …
… addresses the impact of such technologies on humanitarian action, in particular in … Balthasar Staehelin, Deputy Director-General, International Committee of the Red Cross … of the Red Cross (ICRC) Subscribe to ICRC's Law and Policy Newsletter Your email address …
… The workshop enables students and teachers of law to address the legal issues linked to … and other emergencies. It focuses on international rules, the importance of respecting international humanitarian law and medical ethics, with the …
… comprehensive legal frameworks compliant with international human rights rules and standards on the use of force in law enforcement. With a view to preventing and mitigating the humanitarian consequences of the use of force …
… its mandate and sphere of competence. At the international level, significant progress has … committed to active cooperation with relevant humanitarian actors, giving priority to those … compliance with international humanitarian law, including the rules designed to prevent …
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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.
