Academic workshop on sexual violence Workshop structure Introduction 5 min Overview ICRC disclaimer about the facts as presented by the case studies Code of conduct (listening to and respecting …
Academic workshop on sexual violence International legal framework affording protection against sexual violence in armed conflicts and other situations of violence International humanitarian law …
Academic workshop on sexual violence Reading list Required reading ICRC, How does law protect in war?, ICRC, Geneva, 2011 Specifically: - Case No. 207, India, Press Release, Violence in Kashmir …
Academic workshop on sexual violence Instructions Overview Students will gain an in-depth understanding of the sexual violence issue, its causes and consequences, and of the applicable …
Have you ever thought of working in the humanitarian field? Do you have "soft" skills and professional experience? If so, the ICRC may be the place for you! This brochure explains some of the jobs …
16-11-2015 Karachi (ICRC) – A research report on violence against health care in Karachi was launched today by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in collaboration with the APPNA …
The 15th Annual All Africa Moot Competition in International Humanitarian Law took place in Arusha, Tanzania from 14-22 November 2015. Ten teams from eight countries from across Anglophone African …
This flyer promotes the updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention – the first in a series of updated Commentaries to be published by the ICRC. The flyer can be used as a promotional tool …
Speech given by Peter Maurer, president of the ICRC, 14 November 2015, Algiers, Algeria I would like to warmly welcome you to the Ninth Senior Workshop on International Rules Governing Military …
Originally from Gaza, Neamah, a 65-year-old Palestinian woman, moved to Hebron in the West Bank when she married, and has settled and lived there happily with her husband and children ever since. But …
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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.
