Practical advice for the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict - Guidelines
… give an overview of the instruments of international humanitarian law which protect cultural property and expose …
Skip to main content
Search results
New weapons - Factsheet
… International humanitarian law (IHL) is a set of rules which seeks to … Conventions on the protection of victims of international armed conflicts (Additional …
The International Committee of the Red Cross as guardian of international humanitarian law
… The ICRC acts as the guardian of international humanitarian law, a complex role that is closely connected …
International humanitarian law and the protection of war victims
… Extract from "International Humanitarian Law: An introduction", Henry Dunant Institute, …
The United Nations and International Humanitarian Law: The International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations' involvement in the implementation of international humanitarian law
… International Symposium on the occasion of the … and ensure compliance with international humanitarian law by States and other actors on the …
The Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross: Commentary
… Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross and … the continuity of the Movement and its humanitarian work. In this succinct commentary … of t heir Governments and subject to the laws of their respective countries, must …
Global Initiative to galvanise political commitment to international humanitarian law
… to galvanise political commitment to international humanitarian law Despite a global consensus supporting the …
Human rights law
… International humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law are two …
IHL and Islamic Law
… The interplay between international humanitarian law (IHL) and Islamic law of war Islamic law …
Domestic law and IHL
… reports on the domestic implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Useful links IHL Databases ICRC …
Didn’t find what you were looking for?
Try one of the following resources:
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.