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Updated Commentary on the Geneva Conventions of August 12 1949. Volume II

… The application and interpretation of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 have developed … audiences, the Updated Commentary on the Geneva Conventions of August 12 1949. Volume …

Publication

Mirjana Spoljaric: "We can elevate the protection of children in armed conflict as a political priority"

… for international humanitarian law. The Geneva Conventions are universally ratified and the … the Additional Protocols I and II to the Geneva Conventions and the Statute of the …

Law and policy topic

Regional Delegation for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay - Brochure

… than 100 countries, with its headquarters in Geneva • has 20,000 staff members Chile … training and monitoring notably the 1949 Geneva Conventions mechanisms. and their Additional …

Publication

ICRC opens a new Operating Theatre in Juba Military Hospital

… which culminated in the development of the Geneva Conventions," says Andrea Heath, deputy head …

News release

Health Care in Danger Strategy: Evaluation Report

… Based Violence Global Humanitarian Overview Geneva Health Care Facility Health Care in … System Head of Delegation Head Quarters (ICRC Geneva) How We Work International Committee of … the key instruments of IHL, the Geneva Conventions and other instruments such as the …

Report

Yemen: “A great moment of humanity” as detainees are released

… 1962 As provided in article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions , the ICRC offered its services to …

Article

Boao Forum for Asia 2023: ICRC calls on all states to respect IHL as a political priority

… ICRC was mandated by the states through the Geneva Conventions of 1949, which are at the heart of … by armed conflict and other violence. The Geneva Conventions are among the most ratified …

Article

Ukraine: Much-needed aid delivered to civilians near Bakhmut, but situation remains dire

… taking part in combat are protected by the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols . …

Law and policy topic

Civilian population trapped in fear and anxiety

… humanitarian mission, in accordance with the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols and …

Law and policy topic

Colombia: Humanitarian Challenges 2023

… humanitarian mission, in accordance with the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols and …

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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.

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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.

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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.