… international armed conflict (IAC). The four Geneva Conventions, which apply to IACs, contain more … protecting persons deprived of liberty, ICRC, Geneva, June 2015 Meeting of all States , …
… the Red Cross and Red Crescent, to be held in Geneva from 28-31 October, presents a critical … the Red Cross and Red Crescent, to be held in Geneva from 28-31 October, presents a critical … Societies and 196 States party to the Geneva Convention - the International …
… Mines took place on 3-7 December 2012 in Geneva. During this event, the ICRC took the …
… c) ICRC Commentaries to the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols: … using the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions in conformity with …
… in its unique mandate established in the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has worked in Azerbaijan … respective mandate and obligations under the Geneva Conventions. All other remaining …
… triggered the revision and expansion of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. What does this tell us? … for civilians living through war. The Geneva Conventions are clear: “to ensure …
… Chair Mr Page studied at the Universities of Geneva and St Gallen. He is a founding partner … also university lecturer at the University of Geneva and a visiting scholar at Harvard Law … As a university lecturer at the University of Geneva, Mr Page teaches law and litigation in …
… marked the 150th birthday of the original Geneva Convention. So for the last two years, …
… 25-01-2024 Abidjan/Geneva (ICRC) – Captaining his country at the … in the year of the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, and reflects the ICRC’s new …
… certain crimes in international law The 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional … crimes – in particular grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions – and crimes against …
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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.
