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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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...
14 Maj 202111min
Race, equity, and neo-colonial legacies
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd in the United States, and the protests that have swept parts of the world since, we find ourselves face-to-face with a long overdue racial reckoning. We are n...
14 Maj 202122min
