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ICRC Commentaries

GCIII Commentary: ICRC unveils first update in sixty years

GCIII Commentary: ICRC unveils first update in sixty years

June 18, 2020 10 mins read Analysis / GCIII Commentary / Generating Respect for IHL / ICRC Commentaries / Law and Conflict Jean-Marie Henckaerts

Taking prisoners in international armed conflicts has been a common practice for centuries. The Third ...

Introducing the second multi-blog series on the updated Geneva Conventions 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 ...

Behind the scenes: Updated commentary on the First Geneva Convention

Behind the scenes: Updated commentary on the First Geneva Convention

February 1, 2017 5 mins read ICRC Commentaries / Law and Conflict / Online publications / Sexual Violence Jean-Marie Henckaerts

Last month saw the publication of the updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention which ...

Joint series: First thoughts from academia on the updated GCI Commentary

Joint series: First thoughts from academia on the updated GCI Commentary

July 22, 2016 2 mins read ICRC Commentaries / Law and Conflict Kevin Jon Heller

In the third installment of episode 1 in this multi-blog series on the updated Geneva Conventions Commentaries, Professor Kevin Jon Heller responds to ...

Joint series: The role of the ICRC Commentaries in understanding international humanitarian law

Joint series: The role of the ICRC Commentaries in understanding international humanitarian law

July 7, 2016 2 mins read ICRC Commentaries / Law and Conflict Sean D. Murphy

In the second installment of episode 1 in this multi-blog series on the updated Commentaries, Professor Sean Murphy responds to Jean-Marie Henckaerts’ first ...

Joint series: Locating the Geneva Conventions Commentaries in the international legal landscape

Joint series: Locating the Geneva Conventions Commentaries in the international legal landscape

June 29, 2016 7 mins read ICRC Commentaries / Law and Conflict Jean-Marie Henckaerts

Where do the ICRC Commentaries fit into the legal landscape? What are the rules governing treaty interpretation and how do they operate in ...

Introducing the first multi-blog series on the updated Geneva Conventions Commentaries

Introducing the first multi-blog series on the updated Geneva Conventions Commentaries

June 22, 2016 6 mins read ICRC Commentaries / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence Humanitarian Law & Policy, Intercross and Opinio Juris

The updated Commentaries are an interpretive compass emerging from more than 60 years of application and interpretation of the Geneva Conventions. Over the ...