Addressing landmine pollution: how the ‘polluter pays’ principle can help

April 17, 2025 14 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Emerging Voices / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Special Themes / Weapons Goran Sandić

Landmines, a persistent threat in post-conflict zones, pose severe risks to both human lives and ...

From disenchantment to a universal culture of compliance: IHL education “2.0”

April 10, 2025 12 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Communications / Conduct of Hostilities / Education in Armed Conflict / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / Youth and IHL Etienne Kuster, Catherine Gribbin, Jonathan Somer, Thomas Harper & Charlotte Tocchio

As public opinion is critical in shaping decision-making during armed conflict, engaging with and informing ...

Complying with IHL in large-scale conflicts: key preparedness measures

April 3, 2025 12 mins read Analysis / Complying with IHL in large-scale conflicts / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / IHL / Law and Conflict / Special Themes / Topics / Type of post Isabelle Gallino & Sylvain Vité

As states increasingly focus on strengthening their defense capabilities, discussions on military preparedness are gaining ...

Anchoring protection: Islamic law contributions to the development of the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions

March 27, 2025 12 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / History / IHL / Islamic Law / Law and Conflict / Localisation / Related bodies of law / Religion Ahmed Al-Dawoody & Medha Damojipurapu

References to Islamic law made by the delegations of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Syria ...

Anti-personnel mines: the false promise of security through exceptionalism in war

March 13, 2025 14 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / Related bodies of law / Weapons Cordula Droege & Maya Brehm

Earlier this month, Lithuania’s unprecedented withdrawal from the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) took effect. ...

AI, war and (in)humanity: the role of human emotions in military decision-making

February 20, 2025 11 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Artificial intelligence in military decision-making / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / New Technologies / Weapons Joanna L D Wilson

Contemporary armed conflicts are increasingly complex and, through rapid technological development, increasingly remote. This calls ...

A steppingstone for more? Progress on the protection of civilian populations from ICT activities during armed conflict

February 13, 2025 11 mins read Analysis / Communications / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Laurent Gisel & Tilman Rodenhäuser

In today’s multilateral disarmament, peace and security, and humanitarian fora, a key responsibility of states ...

A call to make international humanitarian law a political priority

February 6, 2025 8 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian diplomacy / Humanitarian Principles / IHL Mirjana Spoljaric

As the devastating impacts of armed conflicts continue to mount, civilians are enduring unimaginable suffering. ...

Canada’s first voluntary IHL report: a step forward with opportunities for improvement

January 30, 2025 12 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL Steve Tiwa Fomekong

Canada recently published its first voluntary report on the implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL), ...

War in cities: a solemn appeal from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

January 7, 2025 6 mins read Access / Accountability / Analysis / Armed Groups / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy / Humanitarian Principles / IHL

Around the world, civilians in cities at war face immense risks. Urban warfare devastates lives ...

If you teach it, they’ll enroll: IHL education in Canadian law schools

December 17, 2024 11 mins read Analysis / Education in Armed Conflict / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / IHL / Law and Conflict Marina Sharpe

Members of armed forces receive international humanitarian law (IHL) training as a matter of course, ...

What private businesses need to know about international humanitarian law

November 26, 2024 11 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / Scope of application Matt Pollard, Fauve Kurnadi & Coline Beytout-Lamarque

Private businesses that operate in situations of armed conflict, do business with a government or ...