The International Committee of the Red Cross as guardian of international humanitarian law
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The Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross: Commentary
… to alleviate, for example when it relieves a family of uncertainty and anguish as to the … and trains – resulting from the erosion of family patterns. It is in the hospitals, … his captive to his own home. Here, his whole family, all the other warriors and all of his …
Guide For National Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies On How To Develop A Restoring Family Links Communication Strategy
… is crucial to promote and raise awareness of Restoring Family Links services which are provided by the …
Reconnecting families
… between, trace or reunite thousands of family members who lost contact or went … the globe to protect and restore family links, to search for and identify missing … as a neutral intermediary. Read more Restoring family links network: unique, global …
Protected persons: Missing persons
… the missing in armed conflict Useful links A Comprehensive Web-Based Solution for … other experts and, most importantly, missing family associations all attended. The … the vital role of networks that restore family links in which the ICRC, the broader …
Protected persons: Women
… particularly vulnerable to separation from family members and the suffering caused by … plays a leading role around the world in restoring family links both during and after armed conflicts. …
Neutral intermediary
… with the agreement of the parties involved. Restoring family links Organizing the exchange of family news …
Helping detainees
… with training and support for prison staff. Restoring family links If detainees lose contact with their …
Protected persons: Children
… children who may have one or more missing family members, and we provide essential goods … from being split up in the first place. If family members do become separated because of … humanitarian law. Read more Useful links Statements on children Annual Day of …
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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.
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.