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Agreement between the ICRC and UNESCO on the protection of cultural property - Q&A

… the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions and the 1954 Hague Convention and … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva Switzerland hereinafter referred to as …

Law and policy topic

Kyrgyzstan: Signature of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons а positive step in strengthening commitment to international humanitarian law

… of, and ensure compliance with, the Geneva Conventions of 1949. In the Kyrgyz Republic, … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people …

News release

Professor (Dr.) Muhammad Munir on IHL

… Pakistan (GoP) has not yet incorporated the Geneva Conventions and its Protocols into its domestic … in its commitment to talking about IHL? The Geneva Conventions and its Protocols should be …

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Children protected under international humanitarian law

… danger. The 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions were the first international … shelter and clothing are recognized by the Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Protocols. …

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The implementation of rules protecting the provision of health care in armed conflicts and other emergencies: A guidance tool

… humanitarian law since the initial Geneva Convention was adopted in 1864. In … on the High Contracting Parties to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, identification cards and armlets …

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Thailand: ICRC and Thammasat University screen film, host discussion on IHL

… as The Hague Convention of 1907 and the 1906 Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the … among other key treaties and rules, the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the Additional …

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ICRC/IFRC Statement

… at its 34th International Conference Geneva (ICRC/IFRC) – The 34th International … together with 196 states party to the Geneva Conventions. The meeting, which takes …

Statement

The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2015

… breaches" regime laid down in the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … violations of Article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and of Additional …

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“The world cannot afford ever-escalating wars:” A call to revive political commitment to international humanitarian law

… session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, gathered over 160 delegates from over … It was the first high-level event held in Geneva around the Global Initiative for IHL and … principles enshrined in the Geneva Conventions.  The ICRC, together with Brazil, …

Statement
President Spoljaric delivering speech

Other bodies of law protecting persons affected by violence

… to IHL as well. IHL is based on the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, the … weapons. The ICRC has a mandate under the Geneva Conventions, as the guardian of IHL, to …

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Two women who fled Nigeria and sought refuge in Chad speak with an ICRC employee about their living conditions in the refugee camp.

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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.