The obligation to disseminate international humanitarian law – Factsheet
… Factsheet on the obligation to disseminate international humanitarian law. In particular, the following …
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Legal protection of children in armed conflict
… dissemination. ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ____________________________________ Legal … Protection of Children in Armed Conflict International humanitarian law provides broad …
1976 Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques
… scientific exchange. ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW ____________________________________ 1976 …
The exchange of information on national measures to implement international humanitarian law
… norms applicable to this particular aspect of international humanitarian law. ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL …
Protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict - Report
… Report drawn up by the Advisory Service on international humanitarian law of the International Committee of the Red …
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 …
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 …
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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.