ICRC Pakistan Holds Regional Training Course on Islam and IHL
… that the main body of IHL, i.e. the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols, are … part in laying the groundworks for those conventions. …
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What is international humanitarian law?
… notably through the adoption of the 1864 Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the … THE TREATY-BASED SOURCES OF IHL? 1 The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 (GC I, II, III and IV), …
Online Community for National Committees and Similar Entities on IHL - Factsheet
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 …
Ukraine: Humanitarian situation deteriorates as major cities bear the brunt of heavy fighting
… 22-06-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – The humanitarian situation of … organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. it is based in Geneva, …
Peter Maurer: “Continued existence of nuclear weapons is one of the biggest threats for humanity”
… please contact: Crystal Wells , ICRC Geneva (English), +41 79 642 80 56 …
Sudan: training certificates' policy of the ICRC
… and it holds special immunity, granted by the Geneva Conventions, against participating in trials …
Celebrating 50 Years of the ICRC's Contribution to Humanitarian Action in Malaysia
… of Malaysia's accession to the 1949 Geneva Conventions , the core treaties of modern … just 10 years after Malaysia acceded to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, then Prime …
Ukraine: The "scale of destruction defies comprehension"
… The parties to the conflict under the Third Geneva Convention must allow the International … please contact: Crystal Wells , ICRC Geneva (English) cwells@icrc.org , +41 79 642 80 56 Florian Seriex , ICRC Geneva (English, French) fseriex@icrc.org , …
ICRC’s Central Tracing Agency Bureau for the International Armed Conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine: Providing answers to families
… for and retain family links. Based in Geneva (Switzerland), the CTA Bureau comprises … offices in Ukraine, the Russian Federation or Geneva (Switzerland): Central Tracing Agency … their loved ones. 1 MANDATE UNDER THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS In international armed conflicts, …
Prisoners of war: What you need to know
… during the First World War, States adopted a Geneva Convention on PoWs. It was the first … PoWs, and was the precursor to the 1949 Third Geneva Convention on PoWs (GC III) . During … at the mercy of belligerent States, the Conventions activate with full force. By …
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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.