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 ...
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. ...
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, ...
International humanitarian law and Islamic law: a principled and inclusive dialogue July 25, 2024 7 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / IHL / Islamic Law / Localisation / Related bodies of law / Religion / Special Themes Ahmed Al-Dawoody Around two thirds of ICRC operations are in Muslim countries where armed conflicts are in ...
War and what we make of the law July 18, 2024 10 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / IHL / Special Themes / The Geneva Conventions at 75 Cordula Droege Preventing the catastrophic human cost of war is a central purpose of modern international law. ...
Principles under pressure: have humanitarian principles really stood the test of time? July 11, 2024 12 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Special Themes Olivier Ray Recent conflicts have brought to light the jarring personal dilemmas humanitarian workers confront and provoked ...
De-dehumanization: practicing humanity June 27, 2024 15 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Principles / Humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / IHL / Special Themes / The Geneva Conventions at 75 Natalie Deffenbaugh There is today an idea of a single humanity, with each member equally valued, and ...
Defining armed conflict: some clarity in the fog of war May 2, 2024 11 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Humanitarian Principles / Scope of application / Special Themes / The Geneva Conventions at 75 / Topics Samit D’Cunha, Tristan Ferraro & Thomas de Saint Maurice Today, there are over 120 armed conflicts around the world, involving over 60 states and ...
Codifying IHL before Lieber and Dunant: the 1820 treaty for the regularization of war April 4, 2024 13 mins read Analysis / History / Humanitarian Principles / IHL / Law and Conflict / Related bodies of law / Special Themes / The Geneva Conventions at 75 Jacob Coffelt Before the Lieber Code and Geneva Conventions came a treaty between the Spanish Empire and ...
The youth of today, on international humanitarian law tomorrow… February 1, 2024 25 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Humanity in War podcast / IHL / Special Themes / The Geneva Conventions at 75 / Youth and IHL Julie Lefolle, Kay von Mérey, Silvia Gelvez & Elizabeth Rushing How do young people today understand and feel about international humanitarian law (IHL) and the ...
Israel and the occupied territories: how international humanitarian law applies December 19, 2023 18 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / Humanity in War podcast / Law and Conflict Cordula Droege & Elizabeth Rushing Since the 7th of October, the world has witnessed a new and unimaginable wave of ...
