… law enforcement, peacekeeping, counter-terrorism, and counter-insurgency operations? … circumstances, such as particular counter-terrorism situations, in which such weapons … aggressive chemicals in the war against terrorism. There are circles in which, …
… process to adopt the 12 UN Conventions on terrorism." International Committee of the Red … 24 June 2002 • Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism Act 2002 "The Act is not specific to …
… constrained by sanctions and counter-terrorism legislation. Concretely, we need …
… to stress the negative impact of counter-terrorism measures and sanctions that can … humanitarian exemptions to counter-terrorism measures and sanctions. If …
The article was written by the ICRC Malaysia Legal Adviser Aisya Abdul Rahman in conjunction with World Children’s Day 2021. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) estimates that one in …
… and when water is used for psychological terrorism, extorsion or for incentivizing …
… Cross on the Special Meeting of the Counter Terrorism Committee commemorating the 20th … (2001) and the establishment of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Seventeen days after the … reflect on the developments in the counter-terrorism landscape over the last 20 years and …
… Terrorism has become a global phenomenon of … situations and during peacetime. Acts of terrorism are often perpetrated against … fear. Within an armed conflict setting, terrorism is prohibited by international …
… on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism, 8th October 2021. Terrorism not only violates international … and individuals. The ICRC condemns acts of terrorism, whether committed within or outside …
… to ensure compliance with IHL is on counter-terrorism and sanctions measures that limit … to take into account the effect of counter terrorism measures on humanitarian activities. …
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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.
