Although the idea dates back to the aftermath of the First World War, it was only in 1945 that the first successful international organs of criminal justice – the Nuremberg and Tokyo International …
Doha (ICRC/QRCS)– Senior leaders and staff from National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from across the Middle East, Africa, central Asia and Europe are gathering in Doha from 30 to 31 October …
Ghouta means "fields" in Arabic. It was an agricultural region, supplying food and furniture to Damascus and other parts of Syria. Now it's fields of rubble, concrete and twisted metal. The contrast …
Since data protection in humanitarian action is a fast evolving area, the ICRC and the Brussels Privacy Hub have started working on a second edition of this Handbook. On the one hand, the regulatory …
Isheanotida Chikaka, Stephanie Mutasa and Kudakwashe Shamu representing the University of Zimbabwe (UZ). The University of Zimbabwe successfully defended their title as champions in the 2018 Zimbabwe …
29-10-2018 Beirut – Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg paid visit to Rafik Hariri University Hospital this week on a humanitarian visit to learn from the experience of RHUH, ICRC and …
Statement by the ICRC at the United Nations General Assembly Statement by the ICRC at the United Nations General Assembly, 73rd session, Third Committee, agenda item 74(b) The International Committee …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) have provided humanitarian assistance to families in Tawila Locality, North Darfur. Many of them were …
Speech of ICRC Vice President Gilles Carbonnier at the 8th Xiangshan Forum Let me first thank the organizers for inviting the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the 8th Beijing …
26-10-2018 Belgrade/Pristina (ICRC) – Close to 20 years have passed since the armed conflict in Kosovo but as many as 1,647 families are still waiting for answers about their loved ones who are …
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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.
