including human rights law and international humanitarian law. The International Law Commission was established by the General Assembly in 1947 to promote the progressive development of ...

Geneva Conventions, cornerstones of international humanitarian law, turn 75 on August 12. With mass civilian casualties and ...

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Every day in our work, we see the Geneva Conventions in action. As long as conflicts remain a reality, international humanitarian law serves to limit human suffering and protect civilians, aid workers ...

international humanitarian law (IHL) and universal humanitarian principles. We make this submission based on our 160 years' experience of humanitarian action, during which we have witnessed the ...

The principle of distinction is one of the most fundamental doctrines in international humanitarian law. The doctrine requires all conflicting parties to distinguish between civilians and combatants ...

Spurred by the Philippines' historic enforcement of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against former President Rodrigo Duterte, Myanmar refugees have renewed their push for the ...

branding it a blatant breach of international humanitarian law and a contradiction of core humanitarian principles. It accused Israel of “entrenching control and political blackmail through the ...

With no aid allowed into Gaza for more than a month, the UN Secretary-General appealed on Tuesday for guaranteed humanitarian ...