… of the Red Cross from 1987 to 1999, died in Geneva on Sunday 18 February 2024. He was 91. … Sommaruga (center) at ICRC headquarters in Geneva (1991). The Princess of Wales worked … community and the international position of Geneva. Internally, he devoted particular …
… organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. it is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and works in more than …
… 03-05-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – Several dozen civilians left … organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. it is based in Geneva, …
… was granted a family visit. Under the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, detainees have a … +972526019148 Sitara Jabeen (English), ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 24 78 or +41 79 536 92 …
… Maurer, president of the ICRC, 28 April 2015, Geneva, Switzerland History does not end. … to Tom Gal, the Representative here in Geneva, and to the distinguished panelists who … by the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions. Even the best and most ambitious …
… all. This year is the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. The Conventions were agreed in … Seventy years on from the creation of the Geneva Conventions, we are looking for new …
… of the Red Cross, 19 Avenue de la Paix, Geneva, Switzerland Forensic Unit, … of the Red Cross, 19 Avenue de la Paix, Geneva, Switzerland A R T I C L E I N F O … practice and an obligation under the Geneva conventions [11–16]. In parallel, it is one of …
… China is a party to the Geneva Conventions and a full partner in dialogue …
… space, deny the very essence of the Law. The Geneva Conventions are not up for negotiation; they … such as the ICRC, according to the Geneva Conventions, have a right to propose …
… of the 150th anniversary of the first Geneva Convention. On this occasion, the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … Moderator Professor Andrew Clapham, Director, Geneva Academy of International 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.
