Advisory Service on IHL
… The ICRC Advisory Service on international humanitarian law About the ICRC Advisory Service on IHL As …
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Support relationships
… over each other to promote respect for international humanitarian law. Every time a partnership is signed and an …
Our government partnerships
… enable us to protect and provide crucial humanitarian assistance to people whose lives … of armed conflict while promoting respect for international humanitarian law. The Donor Support Group The ICRC Donor …
Our Strategies, Policies and Code of Conduct
… Strategy is the roadmap that guides our humanitarian efforts and objectives. Grounded … practice, history and statutes of the ICRC; international humanitarian law; our Fundamental Principles and the …
Our emblems
… are also used by National Societies of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … For people enduring armed conflict, a humanitarian crisis or natural disaster, the … The use of the emblems: Clearly defined in law The use and misuse of the red cross, red …
The Geneva Conventions insist: Every human life is equally worth protection
… given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, in Amman. Call for action: urgent humanitarian response in Gaza Excellencies, … those that support them, must ensure that the law is interpreted and applied in a way that …
Copyright and terms of use
… crescent emblems are protected symbols under international humanitarian law and national laws. Any use that is not …
Our partnerships with foundations and trusts
… long-term planning and sustained support for humanitarian programmes, enabling us to … to emergencies and promote respect for international humanitarian law. Together, the ICRC and our foundation and …
Our modes of action
… and tensions. How does the ICRC promote humanitarian values and principles? We promote … of vulnerable people, and foster respect for international humanitarian law among states, armed groups and other …
How you can support us
… by conflict. Amid the chaos and despair, the International Committee of the Red Cross … the brunt of the conflict, and the need for humanitarian assistance is growing. The … the ICRC cause. International humanitarian law says that even wars have rules – use your …
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ICRC library
Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
IHL treaties
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 IHL
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.