… 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 …
… 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 …
… part in the fighting, are entitled under international humanitarian law. Interview What are the main dangers faced …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… to the ratification of the Statute for the International Criminal Court of 1998. ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ____________________________________ …
… As the guardian of international humanitarian law (IHL), the ICRC supports efforts to end …
… of this situation. ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ____________________________________ …
… an interpretative guidance clarifying what international humanitarian law says concerning civilians directly …
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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.
