The right tool for the job: how does international law apply to cyber operations?
The international community agrees that international law applies in cyberspace. But how does it apply? Interpreting established concepts of international law such as sovereignty, countermeasures, com...
14 Touko 20217min
A world free from nuclear weapons: a call to action from Nigeria
As the world grapples with new security challenges, it is pertinent now more than ever for global leaders to uphold the rules and principles of international humanitarian law in ensuring that weapons ...
14 Touko 202110min
COVID-19 and its impact on persons with disabilities
Jess Markt, ICRC Disability Sport & Inclusion Advisor, is an internationally-acclaimed wheelchair basketball coach who has travelled across the world to help the ICRC train and establish new players a...
14 Touko 20216min
Protecting education from attack during COVID-19: a new day, a new call to action
Efforts to protect students, teachers, and schools during times of armed conflict will get extra attention this week due to the inaugural UN International Day for the Protection of Education from Atta...
14 Touko 20219min
GCIII Commentary: protecting the honour of prisoners of war
The Third Geneva Convention (GCIII) provides a framework of rules for the protection of prisoners of war, including that they are ‘entitled in all circumstances to respect for their persons and their ...
14 Touko 20219min
August 12th: hopes and wishes?
Today’s 71st anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions is an opportunity to recall once more the vital role of international humanitarian law (IHL) in upholding human dignity in situations of armed c...
14 Touko 202111min
An unnecessary evil: the discursive battle over the meaning of nuclear weapons
The testimonies of the victims and survivors of nuclear weapons prompt us to imagine the unimaginable, think the unthinkable and give voice to the unspeakable suffering caused by atomic bombs. Markin...
14 Touko 202115min
GCIII Commentary: ten essential protections for prisoners of war
The Third Geneva Convention is the most comprehensive legal framework protecting prisoners of war. Adopted in 1949 against the backdrop of immense suffering during the Second World War, it was a remar...
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