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 ...
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 ...
