Seoul: State Representatives Discuss Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities to International Humanitarian Law
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Skip to main content
Search results
China: Photo exhibition opens in Beijing to mark 160 years of humanitarian action
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Humanitarian response to COVID-19 in Mozambique
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
Nuclear weapons: Global support for treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons is growing
… catastrophic humanitarian consequences. The Geneva Conventions were adopted 70 years ago to …
War at the root of hunger
… can overcome widespread violations of the Geneva Conventions. States have the power and duty to …
President Spoljaric addresses the European Humanitrian Forum
… protects us all. Every state is bound by the Geneva Conventions. No matter the circumstances that …
China: Senior military officers seek greater respect for law of armed conflict at sea
… of the Updated Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention. The ICRC and the PLA have …
Nigeria: Admissions of malnourished children rise amid four-year high in food insecurity due to conflict and climate
… that protect victims of war. It is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and works in more than … organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. For more information, …
Speech by ICRC president: Protecting civilians in peacekeeping operations
… at the United Nations Security Council in Geneva, Switzerland. War equals destruction. … of behavior And lastly, as stated in the Geneva Conventions, respect and ensure respect for …
8 things we must do to tackle humanitarian crises in 2019
… 8. Respecting the law, no excuses As the Geneva Conventions turn 70 in 2019, we recognize that …
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.