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65th Anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

… later, of the four Geneva Conventions, the international community unequivocally stated … and serious violations of international humanitarian law, the potential perpetrators should be …

Statement

Children and armed conflict & violence against children

… but also to the numerous violations of international humanitarian law and other relevant norms that often occur …

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From our archives: Women and war

… de Liberación) at an ICRC session to promote international humanitarian law. © ICRC / B. Heger / co-d-00083 Southern …

Protection and promotion of the human rights of migrants

… language, family/social network, etc.). As a humanitarian organization, the ICRC is … Movement is committed to addressing the humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable … the ICRC will continue to contribute to the humanitarian response aimed at meeting the …

Statement

Advanced Training Course in International Humanitarian Law

… The biannual advanced training course in international humanitarian law for university professors took place at …

Article

Detention in non-international armed conflict – First thematic consultation of government experts, January 2014.

… relevant protections drawn from a variety of international law instruments and assessed the practical … the International Conference that a number of humanitarian issues related to deprivation of …

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ICRC policy documents

… practice, history and statutes of the ICRC; international humanitarian law; The Fundamental Principles and the …

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The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols

… and their Additional Protocols are international treaties that contain the most … Protocols are at the core of international humanitarian law , the body of international law that …

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Study on customary international humanitarian law: all language versions of the summary article and list of rules

… of an article, published in English in the International Review of the Red Cross, No. … of them their applicability in situations of international and/or non-international armed conflict. Albanian, PDF …

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Detention in non-international armed conflict: Consultations with government experts, 2012-2013

… broadly agreed with the ICRC's reading of the humanitarian and legal challenges associated … of goveRnment expeRts Strengthening international humanitarian law Protecting PerSonS DePriveD of their …

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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.

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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.

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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.