Contemporary challenges to IHL – Respect for IHL: overview
… obligation to respect and ensure respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) in all circumstances. They must use …
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Multinational forces
… of IHL to those operations. Occupation law Occupation law also apply to multinational … may appear to be a kind of taboo for the international organizations involved as well … that sound training in international humanitarian law has a preventive value and …
Customary international humanitarian law
… Customary international law is made up of rules that come from "a … exist independent of treaty law. Customary international humanitarian law (IHL) is of crucial …
Treaties and customary law
… International humanitarian law is based on a large number of treaties, in … web site contains links to the main texts of international humanitarian law (IHL), …
War and international humanitarian law
… only in the last 150 years have States made international rules to limit the effects of armed conflict for humanitarian reasons. The Geneva Conventions … Usually called international humanitarian law (IHL), it is also known as the law of war …
Education programmes for young people
… Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) is an education programme that … of age to the basic rules and principles of international humanitarian law (IHL).The … more – visit www.ehl.icrc.org Introduction to International Law (IHL) Since 1995, the …
How does international humanitarian law protect journalists in armed conflict situations?
… part in the fighting, are entitled under international humanitarian law. Interview What are the main dangers faced …
1919-1939: consolidation among crises
… that was increasing unsympathetic towards humanitarian principles. Despite the most … in Russia, where it contributed to a huge international relief operation for famine … ideologies. The spread of humanitarian law Of course, the ICRC had not been expecting …
Founding and early years of the ICRC (1863-1914)
… in February 1863. The following October, an international conference was convened, to … Federation – and of modern international humanitarian law: the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and …
1945-1965: two decades of challenges
… finds itself in an ambivalent position. Its humanitarian work during the conflict – in … of prisoners of war earned the organization international recognition in the form of a … term. In response to the gaps in humanitarian law, principally concerning the victims of …
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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.
IHL treaties
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 IHL
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.