One of the most challenging and complex humanitarian problems in the world today is that of missing persons. Hundreds of thousands of people across the world are currently missing as a result of …
A t-shirt design competition Around the world, the ICRC visits people detained in relation to the conflict to ensure their proper treatment and living conditions. But whatever the reason of their …
Opening address at the event on Sexual Violence Against Migrants: A Time for Action Thank you for the opportunity to address you on the issue of sexual violence and migration. Sexual violence is an …
These four posters encourage patients to get moving and provide tips on how to prevent complications related to amputation, respiratory conditions and being confined to bed. The projects that the …
Conflicts around the world are fueling sexual violence against men, women and children. This roundtable was joined by experts who are working in these crises to advocate for, and support the rights …
Geneva (ICRC) – The signing of a peace agreement between South Sudan's warring parties is a hopeful sign that a sustainable solution can be found for a conflict that has had tragic consequences for …
The 2018 Northeast Asia Training Course for university lecturers on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), co-hosted by the ICRC and Korea University School of Law, took place at Korea University in …
Money is the main means of survival for most people around the world. That remains the case in situations of armed conflict, when having cash to buy essential goods can mean the difference between …
09-09-2018 BAGHDAD (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross is increasingly concerned by the deterioration of the security situation in Basra. The deaths of civilians and the growing …
Government representatives from 14 Southern Africa and Indian Ocean Island States, gathered in Pretoria, South Africa, from 4 to 7 September 2018 for the 18th edition of the Annual Regional Seminar …
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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.
