… June 2022 - The Council of delegates of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … to take urgent action on a range of critical humanitarian issues. Representatives of 192 … and we call for international humanitarian law to be upheld as an urgent priority’. IFRC …
… given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross on the Economic and Social Council's Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the United … respect for international humanitarian law . Importantly: IHL is a living body of law …
… 22-06-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – The humanitarian situation of millions of … Donetsk, Kharkiv and other urban areas, the International Committee of the Red Cross … armed conflict and violence and promoting the laws that protect victims of war. A neutral, …
… entered into force as the first instrument of international humanitarian law to prohibit nuclear weapons and to attempt …
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … organized training workshops on international humanitarian law (IHL), also known as law of armed …
… speech by Dr Helen Durham, ICRC Director of International Law and Policy, delve into when International Humanitarian Law works, through real stories, …
… of nuclear weapons’ catastrophic impact, humanitarian concerns had to come first. … in or near a populated area, no State or international body could adequately address … also illegal under conventional international law. In light of these consequences, in the …
… Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross … weapons in urban areas is one of the gravest humanitarian concerns in today's armed … ensure respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) when fighting takes place in urban …
… International Committee of the Red Cross … of Health. The meetings followed up on key humanitarian concerns and requests expressed … to respect of International Humanitarian Law and other applicable standards on the use …
… Khartoum - The International Committee of the Red Cross … Part of the activities includes international humanitarian law trainings with institutions, …
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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.
