… – Celebrating 70 years of the momentous Geneva Conventions , this year's edition of the Young … said this year's competition honours the 1949 Geneva Conventions that have been universally …
… fresh insights on continued relevance of Geneva Conventions for warfare at sea Updated Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention - Livestreamed event The …
… fresh insights on continued relevance of Geneva Conventions for treatment of prisoners of war … is prohibited in armed conflict? The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 form the foundation …
… Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions , a set of rules that establish … met in any situation of armed conflict. The Geneva Conventions restrict means and methods …
… reproduction of the first page of the First Geneva Convention, which was adopted on August … members of armed forces in the field. The Geneva Conventions are international treaties that …
… event to mark the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. The event gathered … reminder of universal acceptance of the Geneva Conventions and global commitment to …
Upon the invitation of the Romanian government, the ICRC participated in two events in Bucharest to promote international humanitarian law (IHL) in Romania. The event held on 8 May was hosted at the …
… of the 1977 Protocols Additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, 19-20 May 2017 in Beijing. The … of Protocols I and II additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Their adoption in 1977 was …
… 05-12-2016 Geneva (ICRC) – With fighting intensifying … international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions, and the protection of civilians …
… contribution Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions have been drafted with … to the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions, a presentation on how …
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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.
