International Review of the Red Cross
- International Review of the Red Cross / Volume 38 / Issue 325 / December 1998, pp 633-642
- Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1998
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S002086040009152X (About DOI), Published online: 23 November 2010
International Review of the Red Cross (1998), 38:633-642 Cambridge University Press
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1998
doi:10.1017/S002086040009152X
Articles
Is there a ‘droit d'ingérence’ in the sphere of information? The right to information from the standpoint of international humanitarian law
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International humanitarian law does not deal directly with the right to information, but it is useful to highlight some of the law's features in considering people's right to information in wartime.
The right to indispensable items
International law stipulates that civilians have a right to items indispensable to their survival. This entails an obligation for the parties to the conflict, both in enemy territory occupied by them and in their own territory, to allow international action to provide these items if they themselves are unable to do so.
Yves Sandoz is the ICRC's Director for International Law and Communications. The views expressed in the article are his own.
