… 05-12-2016 Geneva (ICRC) – With fighting intensifying … international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions, and the protection of civilians …
… is the birthplace of the ICRC and the Geneva Conventions and is home to many international … institutions. The ICRC’s headquarters are in Geneva. The United Kingdom is a permanent …
… in conflict-affected countries believe the Geneva Conventions prevent wars from getting worse. … conflict-affected countries still believe the Geneva Conventions prevent wars from getting …
… of chemical weapons – enshrined in the 1925 Geneva Protocol and the CWC – is a rule of …
… I would like to offer you a warm welcome to Geneva and to the Fourth Universal Meeting of … of IHL since the adoption of the original Geneva Convention in 1864. And yet, deliberate … holding their first while they are here in Geneva. Two national IHL committees from …
… contributions from States party to the Geneva Conventions, National Red Cross and Red … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red …
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
… humanely in accordance with the Fourth Geneva Convention, are fully aware of the …
… times of war have been codified in IHL. The Geneva Conventions—the main instruments of IHL—are …
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
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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.
