Structural disconnects between algorithmic decision-making and the law

April 25, 2019, Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Conduct of Hostilities / Detention / Law and Conflict / New Technologies
Suresh Venkatasubramanian

Editor’s note: There are disconnects between how algorithmic decision-making systems work and how law works, according to ...

The viability of data-reliant predictive systems in armed conflict detention

April 8, 2019, Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Detention / Law and Conflict / New Technologies
Tess Bridgeman

Editor’s note: In this post, Tess Bridgeman continues the discussion on detention and the potential use of ...

The need for clear governance frameworks on predictive algorithms in military settings

March 28, 2019, Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Detention / Law and Conflict / New Technologies
Lorna McGregor

Editor’s note: In this post, as part of the AI blog series, Lorna McGregor continues the discussion on ...

Detaining by algorithm

March 25, 2019, Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Detention / Law and Conflict / New Technologies
Ashley Deeks

Editor’s note: As part of this AI blog series, several posts focus on detention and the ...

Joint Blog Series: Better safe than sorry: Transferring detainees safely to Coalition Partners

January 20, 2019, Detention / Joint Blog Series / Law and Conflict / Migration / Torture
Tilman Rodenhäuser

Over the weekend, the third post in our Joint Series was published by Lawfare—Better safe than sorry: Transferring ...

5 operational realities of detention in contemporary armed conflict

November 30, 2018, Detention / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Terrorism and IHL
Laurent Saugy & Tilman Rodenhäuser

Hidden behind thick walls and barbed wire, detention realities are generally little known to the ...

Administration of justice by armed groups: Some legal and practical concerns

November 22, 2018, Analysis / Armed Groups / Detention / Law and Conflict
Ezequiel Heffes

Geneva Call recently issued a report on challenges faced by armed non-State actors (ANSAs) in ...

Detention and armed conflicts: Exploring realities and remedies

September 10, 2018, Detention / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict
Helen Durham

The honour of delivering one of the opening speeches at the Sanremo Roundtable on the topic of the deprivation of liberty and armed ...

Essay Competition: Sanremo New Voices in IHL

April 16, 2018, Call for papers / Detention / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / The most read blog posts in 2018

On the occasion of the 41st Round Table on Current Issues of International Humanitarian Law ...

The principle of non-refoulement in the migration context: 5 key points

March 30, 2018, Detention / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Migration / The most read blog posts in 2018 / Torture
Tilman Rodenhäuser

The current discussions on the Global Compact for Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees ...

The 1918 Bern Agreements: repatriating prisoners in a total war

March 29, 2018, Detention / Humanitarian Action
Cédric Cotter

100 years ago, under the auspices of the ICRC and the Swiss Confederation, the French and German governments signed the Bern Agreements. A ...

Just out! New Review issue on human cost of detention

February 12, 2018, 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 ...