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Call for Papers: Ethiopian Journal of International Humanitarian Law (EJIHL)

… Cross and Red Crescent Movement and the four Geneva Conventions of 1949. One facet of ICRC's role … found in international treaties, notably the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …

Article

COVID-19: Authorities must protect health of detainees, staff and ultimately surrounding communities

… 06-04-2020 Geneva (ICRC) – Detaining authorities around … spread of Ebola and cholera in prisons. The Geneva Conventions require that prisoners of war and …

News release

Humanity after life: Respecting and Protecting the Dead

… required by specific provisions of the 1949 Geneva Conventions (GC I–IV) and their two Additional … in particular: ICRC Commentary on the First Geneva Convention, 2016 – and, in particular, …

Law and policy topic

Winners of third Arabic writing competition on 70th anniversary of Geneva Conventions

… competition on “The 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949” . After reviewing 120 … research entitled “Seventy Years of the 1949 Geneva Conventions: Priority of Implementation …

Law and policy topic

COVID-19: How IHL provides crucial safeguards during pandemics

… Articles 3 and 9/9/9/10 of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 spell out the so-called …

Law and policy topic

She inspires: Stories from the Asia-Pacific on International Women’s Day 2020

… lives? And, continues to protect people? The Geneva Conventions. The Geneva Conventions are a vital global pledge …

Law and policy topic

Yemen: Thousands of people in need of food and shelter as fighting intensifies

… 07-03-2020 Sanaa/Geneva (ICRC) - Intense fighting on the … , Near and Middle East Spokesperson, ICRC Geneva +41 79 447 3726, rhetherington@icrc.org … the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross and …

News release

The equation is evident: Respect for IHL equals reduced human suffering

… Through the universal ratification of the Geneva Conventions, States have drawn the line of … Nations in Article 89 of the AP1 of the Geneva Conventions, in which High Contracting …

Statement

Principles of IHL (distinction, proportionality) have direct bearing on cyber operations

… [2] Art. 48 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to …

Statement

Norms for responsible State behavior on cyber operations should build on international law

… 48, 51 and 52 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to … 54 AP I; Art. 14 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and …

Statement

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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.

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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.

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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.