Reference Publications: Academic
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Work for the ICRC
This brochure explains some of the jobs you could be doing with the ICRC. It includes useful links to the ICRC on Facebook, YouTube and other sites. And a whole chapter is devoted to the benefits t... [Learn more]Free -
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Teaching, Debating, Researching International Humanitarian Law, Action and Policy in Universities
How can professors, lecturers, researchers and students foster respect for and implementation of international humanitarian law? How can they promote and enhance neutral, independent and imparti... [Learn more]
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Health Emergencies in Large Populations - the HELP Course
Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP) is a multidisciplinary training course on the principles and practice of humanitarian work in disasters, conflicts and other crises, with a focus o... [Learn more]
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International Humanitarian Law: A Comprehensive Introduction
"International Humanitarian Law: A Comprehensive Introduction" is an introductory handbook that aims to promote and strengthen knowledge of IHL among academics, weapon-bearers, humanitarian and ... [Learn more]
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The Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
This booklet uses personal stories and case studies to explain what the Fundamental Principles are and how they apply in today’s world. [Learn more]Free -
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Discover the ICRC
This booklet provides an overview of the work we do at the ICRC and the contemporary challenges we face in pursuing our humanitarian mission. [Learn more]Free -
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International Humanitarian Law: Answers to your Questions
This booklet is an ideal introduction to international humanitarian law. It has been fully revised, and is accessible to all readers interested in the origins, development and modern-day applicatio... [Learn more]Free -
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Violence and the Use of Force
This booklet provides a summary of three different legal situations: armed conflict, situations other than armed conflict, and peace support operations. [Learn more]Fr.3.00 -
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Enhancing Protection for Civilians in Armed Conflict and Other Situations of Violence
This brochure explains how the ICRC works to protect civilians in armed conflict and other situations of violence. [Learn more]Fr.35.00 -
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How Does Law Protect in War? Cases, Documents and Teaching Materials on Contemporary Practice in International Humanitarian Law
A selection of nearly three hundred case studies provides university professors, practitioners and students with the most up-to-date and comprehensive selection of documents on IHL available. [Learn more]Fr.50.00 -
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The ICRC: Its Mission and Work
This brochure begins by stating the ICRC's mission, then describes the organization itself and discusses its identity, legal foundations and scope of action. [Learn more]Fr.1.00 -
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The Story of an Idea: A Comic by Moebius
The story of an idea is an exciting publication that brings to life the story of the birth of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and its history. This comic strip was created by the renowned artis... [Learn more]Free -
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Red Cross, Red Crescent, Red Crystal
The aim of this article is to recount the history of the emblem issue and to outline the strategy and steps followed in solving a problem that had remained pending for far too long. [Learn more]Free -
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History of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Volume III: From Yalta to Dien Bien Phu, 1945-1955
"From Yalta to Dien Bien Phu" recounts the work of the ICRC during the decade following the Second World War. [Learn more]Fr.25.00 -
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The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Protection of War Victims
How the ICRC is constituted, what tasks are assigned to it and what principles guide its work – these are some of the questions which the author, F. Bugnion, seeks to answer, examining the ICRC bot... [Learn more]Fr.15.00 -
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Basic Rules of the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols
The author, Jean de Preux, comments briefly on the main provisions of the Conventions and their Additional Protocols, brings out their meaning and specifies the relevant articles. [Learn more]Fr.3.00 -
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A Memory of Solferino
This is the book that prompted the creation of what is now a worldwide movement with millions of members and made the name of Henry Dunant known everywhere. The account has moved many people and st... [Learn more]Fr.6.50 -
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History of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Volume II: From Sarajevo to Hiroshima
This volume covers the period from the Tripolitania War (1911-1912) to the end of the Second World War. [Learn more]Fr.8.00 -
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Warrior without weapons
An account of Dr Junod's experiences between 1935 and 1945 on missions. Through Dr Junod's narrative, the reader discovers the difficult and sometimes dangerous, but always fascinating, work of an ... [Learn more]Fr.18.00