Headquarters Agreement of the International Committee of the Red Cross
Type of Document: Treaties
International Organization: International Committee of the Red Cross
Year: 1969
Country: Switzerland
The Agreement, concluded between Switzerland and the International Committee of the Red Cross on 19 March 1993, regulated the Headquarters and the legal status of the Committee in the Host Country.
Under the agreement, the Federal Council recognizes the ICRC’s international legal personality and legal capacity in Switzerland, and guarantees its independence and freedom of action. The agreement confers on the ICRC
the immunities granted to international organizations having their seat in Switzerland, including immunity from legal process.
The Agreement also accords the members staff of the ICRC, and experts consulted by it, immunity from legal process for all acts accomplished in the course of their duties.