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In 1996, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), alongside a range of renowned experts and at the request of the international community, embarked upon a major international study into current state practice in international humanitarian law in order to identify customary law in this area. Volume I: Rules and Volume 2: Practice are the result of that study.
Volume 1 is a comprehensive analysis of the customary rules of international humanitarian law applicable in international and non-international armed conflicts. Volume 2 contains, for each aspect of international humanitarian law, a summary of the relevant treaty law and relevant state practice including legislation, military manuals, case-law and official statements, and practice of international organisations, conferences and judicial and quasi-judicial bodies.
In the absence of ratifications of important treaties in this area, this is a publication of major importance, which identifies the common core of international humanitarian law binding on all parties to all armed conflicts.
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