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Military operations in space

… Despite the international community’s long-term desire to … care.  Space systems also contribute to humanitarian relief operations and emergency … specifically protected under international law. Disrupting or destroying space systems …

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Arms transfers

… of weapons facilitates violations of international humanitarian law and hampers the delivery of assistance to …

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Physical rehabilitation center supported by the ICRC in Rumbek, South Sudan.

Detention

… rules for their treatment and release. International humanitarian law also protects other people deprived of …

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A child inmate in Mopti arrest house in Mali.

Weapons and disarmament

International humanitarian law governs the choice of the means and … a nuclear war? No. So let’s ban the bomb. International humanitarian law (IHL) …

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Container holding a range of grenades, submunitions and other recovered unexploded ordnance in Xieng Khouang, Phonsavan.

The environment and warfare

International humanitarian law protects the natural environment and aims … more The environment, warfare and the law International humanitarian law (IHL) aims to …

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Oil refinery on fire in the outskirts of Grosny (Russia) as result of bombing raid.

Operational and policy research

… and how to influence it to comply with international humanitarian law; increasing knowledge of the lived …

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The ICRC's Centre for Operational Research and Experience bridges the gap between academia, policy, and practice.

Gender and IHL

… account of these differences when applying international human law will result in better protection for all. … this in mind, practitioners of international humanitarian law seeking to understand and …

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A woman evacuated from the war zone awaits her husband's arrival in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.

Cyber and information operations

… civilians. It is essential to understand how international humanitarian law protects civilians, civilian …

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New York, United Nations headquarters (2023). To mark the "protection of civilians" week, the ICRC launches its interactive installation "Digital Dilemmas" which delves into the threat posed by digital environments in situations of armed conflict. Thomas Glass/ICRC

Autonomous weapons

… future. They are an immediate cause of humanitarian concern and demand an urgent, international political response. Humans must … are the dangers of autonomous weapons? | The Laws of War An ethical humanitarian challenge …

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Northrop Grumman personnel conduct preoperational tests on a U.S. Navy X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator aircraft.

Protected persons: Prisoners of war and detainees

… rules for their treatment and release. International humanitarian law also protects other people deprived of …

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Field exercise during a course on international humanitarian law in Russia.

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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.