ICRC engagement with non-State armed groups: why and how

March 4, 2021 9 mins read Access / Analysis / Armed Groups / Humanitarian Action / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict Jelena Pejic, Irénée Herbet & Tilman Rodenhäuser

In 2020, the ICRC counted 614 armed groups of concern to the organization’s humanitarian operations ...

IHL in action: seven patterns of respect

November 19, 2020 15 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict / Law and Conflict Juliane Garcia Ravel & Madalena Vasconcelos Rosa

While violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) are seemingly pervasive and remain a brutal reality ...

Where are the carrots? Positive discipline for armed groups

March 19, 2020 13 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict / Law and Conflict Anki Sjöberg

We read about violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law on a ...

Influencing behaviour in armed conflict – what is the point?

March 12, 2020 9 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict / Law and Conflict Eva Svoboda

Is influencing behaviour an art or is it a science? Or is it a bit ...

Behind the scenes: The Roots of Restraint in War study

June 18, 2018 11 mins read Armed Groups / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict / Law and Conflict Fiona Terry & Brian McQuinn

The Roots of Restraint in War—a study that updates the 2004 Roots of Behaviour in ...

Changing the narrative on international humanitarian law

November 24, 2017 9 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 ...

Human evolution: Its influence on our behaviour and perception of facts

October 23, 2017 10 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict Paul Beeckman

The study of the evolution of the human species can provide insight to understanding the ...