Resources and references

International humanitarian law

• The ICRC ‘s Treaty Database (1865–current)
• Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949
• Additional Protocols of 8 June 1977: Protocol I, Protocol II
• ICRC (2012). Summary of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and their Additional Protocols: In Brief. Geneva: ICRC
• ICRC Commentary on the Geneva Conventions, Volumes I-IV (1952-1959)
• ICRC Commentary on the Additional Protocols
• ICRC Factsheet on the Additional Protocols
• ICRC (2005b). Customary international humanitarian law, Cambridge University Press
  • Henckaerts, J. M. and Doswald-Beck, L.: Volume 1 – Rules
  • Henckaerts, J. M. and Doswald-Beck, L (Eds.): Volume 2, Parts 1 and 2 – Practice
  • 2012 Update
• Pictet, J. (1979). The fundamental principles of the Red Cross: commentary. Geneva: Henry Dunant Institute.
• Pictet, J. (1958). The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949: commentary. Geneva: International Committee of the Red Cross, 1952-1960.

International human rights law

• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) of 1966
• International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) of 1966
• Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948
• Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women of 1979
• Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of 1984
• Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989

Refugees and internally displaced persons

• The Refugee Convention of 1951
• Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement of 1998
• The African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa
• The Great Lakes Protocol on the Protection and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons

International criminal law

• Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court of 1998
• Prosecutor v. Tadic, Case No. IT-94-1-T, Decision on Defense Motion for Interlocutory Appeal on Jurisdiction, 2 October 1995

Humanitarian principles

• OCHA on Message: Humanitarian Principles, 2012

Online course

• Advanced training program on humanitarian action (ATHA): The role of international law in humanitarian assistance – module

References

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Beauchamp, S. (2008). Defining the humanitarian space through public international law. Canadian Red Cross and Liu Institute for Global Issues.

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