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Annual Report 2020

… about IHL and the challenges posed to it by “terrorism”, and about the norms/standards … – including people held on charges of “terrorism”, or in connection with the conflict … or groups being pursued under anti-terrorism legislation. These operations, and …

Report

The ICRC engagement with armed groups: a humanitarian necessity

… well-being of their populations, these anti-terrorism measures have an adverse impact on …

Article

Humanitarian and military dialogue : Engaging with militaries to protect civilians in conflict zones

Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer at the Moscow International Security Conference, June 24, 2021 Excellencies, colleagues Thank you to the Ministry of Defense for the opportunity to address you: In the …

Article

A statement from Robert Mardini, the director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross, after his visit to Israel and occupied Palestinian territory this week

I visited Gaza yesterday, and the south of Israel today. The trauma in this region grows after each new round of hostilities. People remain wary of what's to come. What people shared with me is a …

Statement

International Criminal Justice: The Institutions

… crimes under domestic law and to deal with terrorism as a distinct crime. The tribunal …

Legal factsheet

Sri Lanka: Exploring contemporary challenges to international humanitarian law

… The final webinar in this series, "Counterterrorism measures and international … and legal concerns stemming from counter-terrorism operations in the context of armed … and international human rights law in counterterrorism operations in armed conflict, and …

Law and policy topic

Legislative Checklist: Protecting Health Care from Violence

… thought to be engaged in acts associated with terrorism • Health-care personnel …

Law and policy topic

Without urgent action to protect essential services in conflict zones we face vast humanitarian disaster

… to ensure sanctions regimes and counter-terrorism measures comply with IHL, notably … the scope of sanctions regimes and counter-terrorism measures), must be put in place to …

Statement

Democratic Republic of the Congo: The art of stopping the moment

16 May 2019, Butembo. A family member mourns the death of a relative who is a victim of Ebola. The funeral is conducted under police supervision One of the most important elements of the culture of …

2013 Arms Trade Treaty - Factsheet

… under international instruments relating to terrorism to which the State is a Party, or an …

Law and policy topic

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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.