Foreword: To get more information about the Rules on Warfare, consult also the various subsections on disarmament issues of the section Peace & Security.

Rules of Warfare Multilateral Treaties - Fletcher Law School (Tufts University)
Humanitarian Law Treaties and Conventions (Mario Profaca)
Humanitarian law of armed conflict (U. of Minnesota) - Full texts in English and French from the collection of international treaties of the Minnesota Human Rights Library.
Center for Naval Warfare Studies
IFHV- International Law Humanitarian assistance (Ruhr University at Bochum) - NEWThe interesting site of the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict provides information on news, events, publications and more. Full-text resources are generally in German.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent - News, reports and more.
International Committee of the Red Cross - Press releases, ICRC operations by country, publications, Issues and topics (thematic information covering issues such as antipersonnel mines, blinding weapons, water and war), International Humanitarian Law (what it is, the texts, their application and analysis, together with a special section for armed forces, and information on the ICRC's CD-ROM on international humanitarian law).
International Law on the Bombing of Civilians (Gene Dannen) - Selections of excerpts from relevant treaties and other sources, "intended to illustrate the general principles involved, especially in relation to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki".
Karen Parker Home Page for Humanitarian Law - This archive of downloadable files includes Karen Paker's 1996 Country reports (each report contains a brief overview of the current status of the conflict, the historical context and complete references to resolutions, reports and other official action taken by the United Nations), briefing papers, affidavits, reports, statements and amicus curiae briefs, as well as some Treaties of international humanitarian law.
International Red Cross Reference Material Database (Surbeck) - A truly comprehensive site to be used as a starting point for any research in the area.
San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflicts at Sea (ICRC) - Full text.
War crimes and crimes against humanity, including genocide (U. of Minnesota) - A collection of treaties and documents including these texts: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; Nuremberg Rules, in Agreement for the Prosecution and Punishment of the Major War Criminals of the European Axis; Control Council Law No. 10, Punishment of Persons Guilty of War Crimes, Crimes Against Peace and Against Humanity; Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity; Principles of International Co-Operation in the Detection, Arrest, Extradition and Punishment of Persons Guilty of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity; International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Rules of Procedure and Evidence.

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