Methods and means of warfare
… International law limits the methods and means used to wage … the law in this field. In general terms, international humanitarian law prohibits means and methods …
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Civil defence
… against military operations provided by international humanitarian law. International humanitarian law defines …
Protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict
… civilian in nature, the general provisions of humanitarian law protecting civilian property apply. … Protocols, and has become part of customary international law. The sad reality is that, …
Air and naval warfare
… covered by the basic rules and principles of international humanitarian law, wherever the theatre of operations might …
International law on the conduct of hostilities: overview
… International law on the conduct of hostilities regulates … between legitimate military action and the humanitarian objective of reducing human … limited the impact of war. Efforts by the international community to introduce effective …
International law on the conduct of hostilities: overview
… International law on the conduct of hostilities regulates … between legitimate military action and the humanitarian objective of reducing human … limited the impact of war. Efforts by the international community to introduce effective …
International Criminal Court
… The Statute of the International Criminal Court was adopted in … to punish grave breaches of international humanitarian law. As stated in the ICC Statute, States …
Ad hoc tribunals
… International tribunals have existed since the … of committing crimes before the courts. ICRC lawyers believe that tribunals such as that … tribunals. As the guardian of international humanitarian law, the ICRC also supports …
IHL and human rights law
… International humanitarian law and international human rights law are two …
jus ad bellum and jus in bello
… International humanitarian law, or jus in bello, is the law that governs … the terms has brought about. The purpose of international humanitarian law is to limit the …
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ICRC library
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.