IHL and space at the 2023 NATO Youth Summit
… took part in the summit in a session on International Humanitarian Law and space. The use of space for military …
Skip to main content
Search results
ICRC and partners launch new version of Toolkit to help Chinese enterprises better manage overseas security risks
… On June 13, 2023, the International Committee of the Red Cross … by the Red Cross Society of China to provide humanitarian education to both domestic and … gain a comprehensive understanding of local laws, regulations, religious beliefs, and …
China: Seminar Explores Contemporary Development of Law of Armed Conflict at Sea
… The Regional Delegation for East Asia of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Tongji University Law School co-organized a seminar on the … the National Committee on the International Humanitarian Law (IHL), renowned universities, …
Nova Kakhovka Dam: ICRC responds with water and health assistance
… support in the weeks and months to come. The International Committee of the Red Cross … conflict and armed violence and promoting the laws that protect victims of war. A neutral, … our response to the vast and growing humanitarian needs in Ukraine. The ICRC has a …
The ICRC’s role in hunger strikes and key working principles
… of detention, to ensure they meet relevant international standards. The detaining … by the detaining authorities. As a neutral humanitarian actor, it is not ICRC’s role to … human rights, criminal and humanitarian law. The ICRC aligns its opposition to the …
Sudan: 280 children and 70 caretakers from Khartoum orphanage reach safety
… location outside the capital. A team from the International Committee of the Red Cross … obligations under the norms of international humanitarian law. Media contact: Alyona Synenko, ICRC …
The ICRC Delegation in Moscow: in brief
… Russia and the International Committee of the Red Cross … an active role in developing international humanitarian law, and these developments are a part of the …
Updated Commentary on the Geneva Conventions of August 12 1949. Volume II
… significantly in the sixty years since the International Committee of the Red Cross … published its Commentaries on these important humanitarian treaties. To promote a better … of, and respect for, this body of law, the ICRC commissioned a comprehensive …
Mirjana Spoljaric: "We can elevate the protection of children in armed conflict as a political priority"
… given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at … They are out of school. International humanitarian law provides crucial safeguards to ensure that …
Autonomous weapons: ICRC urges states to launch negotiations for new legally binding rules
… Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross … will be needed to effectively address the humanitarian, legal, ethical and security … to comply with international humanitarian law, and presents fundamental ethical concerns …
Didn’t find what you were looking for?
Try one of the following resources:
ICRC library
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.