Protected persons: Persons with disabilities
… International humanitarian law (IHL) includes provisions to protect … need for disability-inclusive approaches in international humanitarian law and addressing …
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Learning and teaching IHL
… The ICRC supports the teaching of humanitarian law and principles, promoting respect for the … and opinion-leaders. Highlights IHL App 2.0: International humanitarian law and more in …
Arms transfers
… of weapons facilitates violations of international humanitarian law and hampers the delivery of assistance to …
Detention
… rules for their treatment and release. International humanitarian law also protects other people deprived of …
Respect for IHL
… obligation to respect and ensure respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) in all circumstances. They must use …
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 …
Operational and policy research
… and how to influence it to comply with international humanitarian law; increasing knowledge of the lived …
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 …
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 …
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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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.