A German publication

Extract

The ICRC in 1967 published a brief work of some sixty pages entitled The Principles of International Humanitarian Law, which fills a gap, as can be seen, both as regards international public law and in the Red Cross world. It is in fact a synthesis of fundamental notions, often referred to but rarely denned, the proper understanding of which is of primary importance for anyone concerned in problems of humanitarian law and especially in its application within the Red Cross.