The ICRC Advisory Service: 30 years of expertise in strengthening the national implementation of IHL 7 November 2025, Articles / CrosswiseCédric Cotter, researcher In 2025, the ICRC’s Advisory Service celebrates its 30th anniversary[1]. For three decades, this specialized team has played a pivotal role in helping ...
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict: Books Selection 6 November 2025, LibraryMelissa Skander November 6th marks the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. For this occasion, we have ...
ICRC action in Colombia (1969 – present) 25 November 2024, Crosswise / ICRC action in... / LibraryClara Palmisano, Library “An extraordinary 72% of Colombians say the ICRC/Red Cross has played the biggest role in preventing mistreatment and abuses during the armed conflict.” ...
The 1949 Geneva Conventions : a primer 7 August 2024, Library / Research Guides The Geneva Conventions were adopted on 12 August 1949 and are now universally ratified. They form the core of international humanitarian law (IHL), ...
The Timeless Relevance of the Geneva Conventions 8 July 2024, Articles / CrosswiseCédric Cotter, Researcher This year marks the 75th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, a cornerstone of IHL, and the 160th anniversary of the first 1864 ...
Preserving humanity in warfare. The role of archival resources in advancing international humanitarian law 18 July 2023, Archives / Articles / CrosswiseCédric Cotter, Researcher Post amended since first publication Introduction International humanitarian law (IHL), also known as the law of war, is a set of rules that ...
From the Gilded Age to the Digital Age: The Evolution of ICRC Legal Commentaries 8 June 2022, Crosswise / LibraryEllen Policinski and Charlotte Mohr The updated ICRC Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols are heirs to a long tradition of legal commentaries published to ...
The ICRC as a neutral intermediary. Historical and contemporary perspectives 24 March 2022, Articles / CrosswiseCédric Cotter, Researcher Introduction On 15 and 16 October 2020, eleven flights from and to five airports in Yemen and Saudi Arabia repatriated more than 1,000 ...
International humanitarian law treaties: essential documents 3 March 2022, Library / Research Guides International humanitarian law is a set of rules intended for humanitarian reasons to limit the effects of armed conflict. It protects those who ...
Jean de Preux 6 July 2021, Library / PortraitsCharlotte Mohr, ICRC Library The adoption of the four 1949 Geneva Conventions marked the beginning of a new era for the ICRC in its role as promoter ...
