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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Apr 202413min
Protecting civilians in conflict: the urgency of implementing the Political Declaration on EWIPA
The widespread use of heavy explosive weapons has reached alarming levels, exacting a staggering toll on civilian lives. From Gaza to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan to Syria, and Ukraine ...
22 Apr 202412min
The transformative potentials of SRHR in humanitarian assistance: a feminist inquiry
From frontline female combatants with the People’s Defence Force in Myanmar to queer Syrian refugees living in displacement in Lebanon, from seasonal workers on the factory floor of textile companies ...
18 Apr 202417min
Voluntary reports: a new tool ‘toward a universal culture of compliance with IHL’
The draft elements of the resolution ‘Toward a universal culture of compliance with international humanitarian law’ elaborated for the 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent ‘...
10 Apr 202417min
Codifying IHL before Lieber and Dunant: The 1820 treaty for the regularization of war
Before the Lieber Code and Geneva Conventions came a treaty between the Spanish Empire and Simon Bolivar’s revolutionary forces in Colombia and Venezuela. The 1820 Treaty for the Regularization of War...
4 Apr 202417min
