This work is a concise and accessible commentary by Jean Pictet, commissioned by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to elucidate the seven Fundamental Principles formally proclaimed at the 20th International Red Cross Conference in Vienna, 1965. Jean Pictet, a leading legal authority in international humanitarian law, crafted this piece to help the general public—and especially younger generations—understand what those principles mean and how they guide the Red Cross Movement’s humanitarian action