Trapped in conflict: urban sieges and encirclement
Based on the ICRC’s firsthand observations in and around cities in conflict across the globe, an evolved form of one of the oldest methods of warfare – siege and encirclement – remains a persistent fe...
20 Kesä 202429min
Reinventing the wheel: 3 lessons the AWS debate can learn from existing arms control agreements
For more than a decade, states have met at the UN in Geneva to discuss the governance of autonomous weapon systems (AWS). One pandemic, several real-world cases of artificial intelligence (AI) being u...
13 Kesä 202415min
Internment pursuant to GC4 during an IAC: practice from Norway
The Fourth Geneva Convention was the first humanitarian law convention dedicated to protections for civilians during armed conflict. Amongst its numerous protective rules, it also provides the main ru...
6 Kesä 20249min
Civilian internment in international armed conflict: when does it begin?
The legal and practical issues related to the exceptional practice of internment of protected persons under the Fourth Geneva Convention are complex. One such question is when internment begins. The t...
23 Touko 202413min
The internment of protected persons and the Fourth Geneva Convention
The Fourth Geneva Convention, adopted 75 years ago, was the first humanitarian law convention dedicated to humanitarian protections for civilians during armed conflict. Amongst its numerous protective...
16 Touko 202415min
Can IHL training influence military conduct in war?
Can military training in international humanitarian law (IHL) lead to greater adherence to IHL and increased protection for civilians in war? In this post, Andrew Bell, a researcher in the ICRC’s Cen...
7 Touko 202415min
Defining armed conflict: some clarity in the fog of war
Today, there are over 120 armed conflicts around the world, involving over 60 states and 120 non-state armed groups. The majority of these armed conflicts are of a non-international character, the num...
2 Touko 202414min
The road less travelled: ethics in the international regulatory debate on autonomous weapon systems
Efforts to address the ethical challenges posed by autonomous weapon systems are growing. In December 2023, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution requesting the Secretary-General to seek states’...
24 Huhti 202413min
