… and hinder the delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance. In the aftermath of … conflicts, be it in the Middle East, the international armed conflict between Russia … obligations does international humanitarian law impose on belligerents with regard to …
… the ICRC mapped 524 armed groups that are of humanitarian concern, with at least 175 … harm in urban warfare, in accordance with international humanitarian law (IHL) and other relevant norms. This …
… Humanitarian engagement with armed groups has long been a defining feature of the International Committee of the Red Cross' … frameworks in order to ensure respect for the law and to reduce harm to victims. Based on …
… As overseas humanitarian assistance budgets are expected … directly connected to our mandate to promote international humanitarian law and uphold the rights of people living …
… by Non-State Armed Groups: Obligations Under International Humanitarian Law and Examples of How to Implement Them’. …
… ranging from a lack of knowledge of international rules and standards on detainee … in particular those found in international humanitarian law, to practical challenges such as how to …
… caused by insufficient controls over the international trade in conventional weapons, … transfers of arms. As the director of law and policy at the ICRC, I am proud of the … and ammunition. Violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights are …
… global geopolitical outlook on 29 March, the International Committee of the Red Cross … states to consider respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) as a political priority. Xu Bu, …
… The past year of international armed conflict between Russia … — ICRC Ukraine (@ICRC_ua) March 23, 2023 Humanitarian assistance We delivered … Appeal to respect international humanitarian law We appeal to the belligerents to respect …
… affected populations and adversely impacting humanitarian assistance. QUESTIONS Critically … and armed conflict, as well as the international humanitarian law rules, policies, and practical measures …
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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.
