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The humanitarian imperative, based on the principle of humanity, together with other core principles, impartiality, and independence, stress that humanitarian response must be based on need alone. They are derived, from the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Red Cross movement. [ 4 ]
The International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL) is an independent, “non-profit, humanitarian association having social values as its objectives”, founded in 1970 in Sanremo, Italy. Its headquarters are situated in Villa Ormond, while a liaison office of the Institute is established in Geneva , Switzerland .
Do not incite violations of international humanitarian law. [1] [2] Comply with these rules even if the enemy doesn't. [1] [2] The ICRC has also asked governments to restrain hackers and enforce existing laws against cybercrime. [1] [2]
The ICRC offers attractive careers for university graduates, especially in Switzerland, [64] but the workload as an ICRC employee is demanding. 15% of the staff leaves each year and 75% of employees stay less than three years. [65] The ICRC staff is multi-national and averaged about 50% non-Swiss citizens in 2004.
International humanitarian law (IHL), also known as the law of war or the law of armed conflict, is the area of public international law which aims, “for humanitarian reasons, to limit the effects of armed conflict. It protects persons who are not or are no longer participating in the hostilities and restricts the means and methods of warfare”.
Moynier at his private residence in Rue de l'Athénée 8, photographed by his son Adolphe, who was also treasurer of the ICRC. The ICRC – or rather its predecessor, the International Committee for Relief to the Wounded – was founded in February 1863 in Geneva by five men: businessman-turned-activist Henry Dunant, who had laid out the basic ideas in his much-acclaimed book A Memory of ...
Drafting Committee, Harvard University's Manual on the International Law Applicable to Air and Missile Warfare (2003–09) Member, Group of International Experts, ICRC Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities (2003–09) Director, Tallinn Manual Project [1] (2009-2013) Director, Tallinn Manual 2.0 Project [2 ...
Rue du Puits-St-Pierre 4. The ICRC – or rather its predecessor – was founded in February 1863 at the "Ancient Casino" in the Rue de L'Evêche 3 of Geneva's Old Town by five men: businessman-turned-activist Henry Dunant, who had laid out the basic ideas in his much-acclaimed book A Memory of Solferino; lawyer and philanthropist Gustave Moynier; the medical doctors Louis Appia and Théodor ...