What type of legal framework does International Humanitarian Law (IHL) represent? Does IHL apply to all forms of warfare? Why is respecting IHL significant? In this video from the Discover IHL …
Dear Lord Mayor, Dear Professor Xylander, Dear Gerda, Esteemed guests, It is a great honour for me to stand here before you and receive the Bridge Prize. It is an award that recognizes our common …
9 May – 9 November 2024 On World Mental Health Day on 10 October 2024, the field hospital held activities for the children as well as the family and staff at the field hospital. Military operations …
Despite clear prohibitions under international humanitarian law (IHL), sexual violence has been recorded in at least 51 countries affected by armed conflict. When victims/survivors of sexual violence …
Le présent document fournit des orientations sur la manière de garantir le classement, le pré-archivage et l’archivage corrects des documents et des données personnelles collectés et gérés dans le …
The ICRC’s artificial intelligence policy is anchored in a purely humanitarian approach driven by our mandate and Fundamental Principles. It is meant to help ICRC staff learn about AI and safely …
visit by ICRC Regional Director for Africa From 25 February to 1 March 2023, the ICRC Pretoria Regional Delegation welcomed to South Africa, the ICRC’s Regional Director for Africa Mr. Patrick …
From 9 to 16 November, representatives from the foreign ministries of Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovenia visited Ukraine to witness first-hand the ICRC’s activities in the field. It was …
17th September – 1st November, 2024 In response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Lebanon, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has undertaken significant efforts to support …
"I will never forget how I felt when I saved a patient's life for the first time,” said Astghik Hovsepyan, a nurse who has been working at the Vayk Medical Center, a major hospital in the Vayots Dzor …
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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.
