… Geneva (ICRC) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross … (ICRC) traveled to Qatar on Monday to advance humanitarian issues related to the armed … respect for international humanitarian law. President Spoljaric has also met multiple …
… topic. The factsheet addresses the relevant international legal framework covering the … is found in different rules of international humanitarian law (IHL); as well as the notion used by the …
… the effects last for decades. This year, the International Committee of the Red Cross … toll of urban warfare on people, the humanitarian needs that arise, and people's … in today's urban wars and demonstrate why the law of war matters. These objects are real – …
… – Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, will … is prohibited under international humanitarian law. We continue to insist on the hostages’ …
… 12-11-2023 Jerusalem (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross … of the ICRC's sub-delegation in Gaza. "As a humanitarian worker, I feel frustrated not … obligations under international humanitarian law. While civilians continue to move from the …
… 10-11-2023 Gaza (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … who are protected under international humanitarian law. Attacks on medical facilities and …
… again we see with our own eyes violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) – the body of law asserting that …
… given by Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the international humanitarian conference for the people of Gaza … lasts any longer. International humanitarian law is the most complete and practical tool at …
… to enhance the respect and implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The International Committee of the …
… Jerusalem (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply troubled that its humanitarian convoy in Gaza City came under … obligation under international humanitarian law to respect and protect humanitarian …
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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.
