Introduction to Mini-Series: Autonomous weapon systems and ethics October 4, 2017 2 mins read Autonomous Weapons / Law and Conflict / Weapons Autonomous weapon systems & the dictates of public conscience: An ethical basis for human control? On 28–29 August 2017, the ICRC convened a ...
War in cities: How to treat the disease without killing the patient? September 26, 2017 12 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Review-related / Sexual Violence Vincent Bernard Fighting in cities today causes immense suffering, massive displacement and enormous reconstruction costs. How can ...
‘Supersoldiers’: Ethical concerns in human enhancement technologies July 3, 2017 7 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Adam Henschke Modern technologies that actively seek to combine bio, nano, info and neuro elements can give us the ability to ‘enhance’ human beings in ...
What You Need to Know About Urban War June 22, 2017 7 mins read Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Primers Trevor Keck We have seen extraordinary suffering in urban wars in the Middle East in recent years. We have heard stories of people in besieged ...
A global ban on nuclear weapons: Are we there yet? May 24, 2017 12 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict / Weapons Melina Lito In the heart of the Cold War, nuclear weapons were the central issue of international peace and security debates, with a devastating nuclear ...
Space law revisited (3/3): The regime of international liability in space April 27, 2017 10 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Pavle Kilibarda Outer space is becoming an arena for technological shows of force – whether by deployment of spy satellites or testing of weapons. What ...
Fighting together: Obligations and opportunities in partnered warfare March 28, 2017 10 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict / Partnering in Warfare Cordula Droege & David Tuck Partnered warfare — i.e. activities in support of Parties to armed conflict—is a reality that demands attention. For civilians, the sick, the wounded and for ...
War in cities: Attackers have rules to follow. What about defenders? March 16, 2017 8 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict Eric Talbot Jensen An attacker can commit grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, but the defender — who is in the best position to protect civilians — faces no such ...
IHL and Islam: An overview March 14, 2017 22 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Islamic Law / Law and Conflict / Primers / Religion Ahmed Al-Dawoody With armed conflicts taking place in so many parts of the Muslim world, the Islamic ...
War in cities: The ‘reverberating effects’ of explosive weapons March 2, 2017 9 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Law and Conflict Ellen Nohle & Isabel Robinson Recent armed conflicts have demonstrated the devastating humanitarian impact of using explosive weapons with wide-area effects in populated areas. This is due not ...
Joint series: Restricting medical personnel, units, and transports to ‘light individual weapons’ February 21, 2017 2 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Counterterrorism / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict In the first instalment of episode 2 in this multi-blog series on the updated Commentaries, ...
Introducing the second multi-blog series on the updated Geneva Conventions Commentaries February 21, 2017 2 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / ICRC Commentaries / Law and Conflict The editors In order to bring to light the significance of the updated Commentary on the First Geneva ...
