International Humanitarian Law Bibliography
The ICRC International Humanitarian Law Bibliography lists references to publications in English and French on international humanitarian law. The bibliography is based on books and other material in …
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Vacancy: ICT Engineer - Colombia
Bogotá Open ended contract (according to Colombian labor legislation) Information and communication technology What we do The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to …
Field Accountant
32/F BDO Life Megaplaza, 358 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City, Philippines Open-ended Finance and administration The Field Accountant is responsible for the management of field accounts payable and …
Water and Habitat Project Officer
17F NEX Tower 6786 Ayala Avenue, 1229 Makati City Open-ended Water and habitat The Project Officer is responsible for supporting activities relating to the Prisoners of Climate Change Multi-Year …
EVENT: From Hackers to Tech Companies: IHL and the Involvement of Civilians in ICT Activities in Armed Conflict
Recent armed conflicts have seen civilians encouraged to collect militarily-relevant information through smart-phone; unprecedented numbers of civilian hacker groups (often referred to as …
Travel Administrative Assistant
32/F BDO Life Megaplaza, 358 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City, Philippines Open-ended Finance and administration The Travel Administrative Assistant ensures the smooth and efficient travel …
Master Data Officer
32/F BDO Life Megaplaza, 358 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City, Philippines Open-ended Data management and analytics The Master Data Officer ensures that the master data is managed as per the global …
EVENT: From IHL to Humanitarian Action: Exploring Pathways to Peace
International humanitarian law (IHL) aims to limit the effects of armed conflict for humanitarian reasons. It does so by placing limits on the means and methods of warfare, with a view to limiting …
EVENT: Launch of the Updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
On the 17th of October, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) published the updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of …
The governing bodies of the ICRC
These are the six governing bodies that oversee the ICRC’s operations Our governance and leadership The Assembly is the highest governing body of the ICRC: it is responsible for oversight of the …
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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.