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IHL Resources
Below is a list of resources to help your understanding of IHL in an Australian and international context.
IHL Treaties
Australian Legislation
See also, the Australian Treaties Library
Customary International Humanitarian Law
Publications
IHL magazine
The Red Cross IHL Program publishes a biannual IHL magazine, focusing on current IHL issues. The latest edition addresses Australia and 60 years of the Geneva Conventions. Previous editions have highlighted: emblems and the Third Additional Protocol, proliferation of small arms and light weapons, torture, landmines, protection for cultural property and women and war.
 Read the latest issue on the Emblem and the Third Additional Protocol (no.16: Issue 1, 2009)
Read the issue on Australia and 60 years of the Geneva Conventions (no.16: Issue 1, 2009)
You can order the latest issue (and some back copies) by emailing redcrossihlinfo@redcross.org.au -- please include your complete contact details.
International Review of the Red Cross
The International Review of the Red Cross is a quarterly legal journal containing articles by prominent IHL experts on contemporary issues relating to armed conflict.
The Courage of Women and War
This book aims to develop a wider understanding of the issues affecting women during and after armed conflict. Read more and download a copy of the book on the women and war page.
Under the Protection of the Palm
Revealing humanity in the midst of traditional conflict in the Pacific, this new book highlights similarities with contemporary principles of international humanitarian law.
find out more about the book and the researcher's story
Key IHL Texts
 The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949
(text of the Geneva Conventions)
Index of IHL
(a detailed index to the Geneva and Hague Conventions)
How Does Law Protect in War?
(an academic text on IHL)
Crimes of War
(a general discussion of key IHL issues and events)
IHL Case Summaries
Download decisions and summaries from the various international Courts and Tribunals.
International Criminal Court
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The Special Court for Sierra Leone
Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL)
Exploring Humanitarian Law is a program developed by the ICRC to present IHL issues in an accessible manner for secondary schools.
For more information, visit the EHL section of the ICRC website, or contact the Youth or IHL Officer in your State or Territory.
Research
People on war survey
Australians' attitudes towards war and the laws that govern it are revealed in a new study commissioned by Australian Red Cross.
See key findings or download entire report
Research papers
Red Cross and Mallesons Stephen Jaques have developed an annual professional education seminar for the legal profession, the Humanitarian Law Perspectives Seminar Series, including critical research analysing a range of topics prepared by Red Cross.
Download research papers from 2007, 2008 and 2009
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