… founded in 1863 at the instigation of two Geneva citizens, Henry Dunant and Gustave … approached governments to promote the 1864 Geneva Convention, which accorded wounded and … to it concerning violations of the Geneva Conventions or of the 1907 Hague Conventions …
… is the birthplace of the ICRC and the Geneva Conventions and is home to many international … institutions. The ICRC’s headquarters are in Geneva. The United Kingdom is a permanent …
… Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The four Geneva Conventions, as they are known today, were … warfare. Three Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions were later adopted. They …
… the ICRC's updated commentary to the first Geneva Convention which provided a foundation … crc.org/en/war-and-law/treaties-customary-law/geneva-conve… Further information Fact sheet … in conflict mean we need the Geneva conventions more than ever. By Dr Helen Durham, …
… The rules of war are universal. The Geneva Conventions (which are the core element of IHL) … armed conflict? This is the essence of the Geneva Conventions in armed conflict. Jus ad …
… "On the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions , the ICRC aims to secure firm … their societies to the basic rules of the Geneva Conventions and increase universal …
… the conference, states – as parties to the Geneva Conventions and partners in humanitarian action … members include all states party to the Geneva Conventions and all Movement components …
… humanitarian principles. The ICRC Library in Geneva contributes to this mission by … of the object and purpose of the Fourth Geneva Convention Kubo Mačák and Ellen … even in total war. Decades before the Geneva Conventions placed limits on the …
Model instruments of ratification / accession. Model of an instrument of ratification [acceptance or approval] (for States that signed the Statute by 31.12.2000) WHEREAS the Rome Statute of the …
… the IHL rules are set out in the four 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Additional Protocols. … IHL. These are specific acts, listed in the Geneva Conventions and Protocol I, and include …
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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.
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 international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
