1.0Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and libraryhttps://blogs.icrc.org/cross-filescedcotterhttps://blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/author/cedcotter/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nHJ7UaLhZc"><a href="https://blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/preserving-humanity-in-warfare/">Preserving humanity in warfare. The role of archival resources in advancing international humanitarian law</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/preserving-humanity-in-warfare/embed/#?secret=nHJ7UaLhZc" width="600" height="338" title="“Preserving humanity in warfare. The role of archival resources in advancing international humanitarian law” — Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library" data-secret="nHJ7UaLhZc" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/wp-content/uploads/sites/106/2023/07/convention-1.png605432Post amended since first publication Introduction International humanitarian law (IHL), also known as the law of war, is a set of rules that aim to limit the effects of armed conflict for humanitarian reasons. It protects people who are not or no longer participating in hostilities and restricts the means and methods of warfare. IHL...