Just out! New Review issue on human cost of detention February 12, 2018 9 mins read Detention / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Ellen Policinski & Vincent Bernard The latest edition of International Review of the Red Cross has been released—Detention: Addressing the human cost. This edition of the International Review ...
The Independent Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission: Has the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Awoken? January 9, 2018 14 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Law and Conflict Cristina Azzarello & Matthieu Niederhauser In 2015, the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (the Commission) received a great deal of attention after Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) called for an ...
Can religious leaders play a role in enhancing compliance with IHL? December 20, 2017 12 mins read Analysis / Armed Groups / Generating Respect for IHL / Law and Conflict / Religion Ioana Cismas & Ezequiel Heffes The effectiveness of international humanitarian law (IHL) faces challenges from different quarters. Parties may be ...
Persons with disabilities in armed conflicts December 13, 2017 3 mins read Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Special Protections Alexander Breitegger December 13 is the 11th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights ...
Combating ‘cyber fatigue’ in the maritime domain December 7, 2017 8 mins read Analysis / Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Sean Fahey Cyber vulnerabilities in the maritime domain are expanding at an alarming rate; unfortunately, proficiency in guarding against those vulnerabilities is struggling to keep ...
Changing the narrative on international humanitarian law November 24, 2017 10 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict / Law and Conflict Juliane Garcia Ravel & Vincent Bernard Two ICRC initiatives to reaffirm the relevance of international humanitarian law (IHL) in today’s armed ...
Ethics as a source of law: The Martens clause and autonomous weapons November 14, 2017 12 mins read Analysis / Autonomous Weapons / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Rob Sparrow Ethics evolves, the law changes. In this way, moral progress may occur. Yet the relation ...
Military influence operations & IHL: Implications of new technologies October 27, 2017 12 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Pontus Winther The use of smartphones, apps, social media and other methods of digital communication between people ...
Fighting together and international humanitarian law: Setting the legal framework (1/2) October 12, 2017 10 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict / Partnering in Warfare Cordula Droege & David Tuck In their previous blog on the topic of partnered warfare, ‘Fighting together: Obligations and opportunities in partnered warfare’, Cordula Droege and David Tuck ...
The prohibition of nuclear weapons: Assisting victims and remediating the environment October 10, 2017 9 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Weapons Elizabeth Minor States have agreed upon a treaty with humanitarian foundations that prohibits nuclear weapons. It contains ...
Refugees, migrants, IDPs: Protecting people on the move—without distinction October 9, 2017 10 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Migration / Sexual Violence Sir Michael Aaronson ‘It is not the movement of persons that is the problem, it is the movement ...
Autonomous weapons mini-series: Distance, weapons technology and humanity in armed conflict October 6, 2017 13 mins read Analysis / Autonomous Weapons / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Weapons Alex Leveringhaus In this blog post, I look at the ethical and legal ramifications of distance in ...
