75th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Geneva Conventions

The blog of the International Association of Law Libraries had a post last week about the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, an essential component of international humanitarian law:

"Reading the news however, we are constantly reminded of the harm violations inflict upon civilians, prisoners of war, medical personnel and others affected by armed conflict. War is inherently destructive and will always cause suffering, of course, but we mustn’t lose sight of the difference compliance with the rules of the Geneva Conventions — and international humanitarian law (IHL) in general — can make for people who are caught up in war. This is why I wanted to take the opportunity to highlight an interesting resource my colleagues at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have created: the IHL in action database."

That IHL in Action database offers real-life case studies that document compliance with IHL in modern warfare.