Enhanced distinction: The need for a more focused autonomous weapons targeting discussion at the LAWS GGE

March 28, 2019 10 mins read Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Weapons John Cherry & Christopher Korpela

The meeting of the Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS) Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) has been taking place in Geneva this week. This ...

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

March 28, 2019 13 mins read 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 11 mins read 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 ...

Legal reviews of weapons, means and methods of warfare involving artificial intelligence: 16 elements to consider

March 21, 2019 13 mins read Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Conduct of Hostilities / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / The most read blog posts in 2019 / Weapons Dustin A. Lewis

What are some of the chief concerns in contemporary debates around legal reviews of weapons, ...

Expert views on the frontiers of artificial intelligence and conflict

March 19, 2019 16 mins read Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Autonomous Weapons / Conduct of Hostilities / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / The most read blog posts in 2019 Sasha Radin

Recent advances in artificial intelligence have the potential to affect many aspects of our lives ...

Teaching international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip: A success story amid complexities

March 13, 2019 6 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Law and Conflict Samer Mousa

In the past few years, despite the difficult prevailing conditions, there has been a paradigm shift in how international humanitarian law (IHL) has ...

Equal treatment for women in State armed forces: Three practical implications for medical care

March 8, 2019 13 mins read Gender and conflict / Health Care / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence Helen Durham & Vanessa Murphy

Today marks International Women’s Day, providing us with an opportunity to pause and reflect on ...

Status of medical personnel: Clear as mud?

February 25, 2019 10 mins read Conduct of Hostilities / Health Care / Law and Conflict Rain Liivoja

The protection of the wounded and sick, and of medical personnel, stands as the cornerstone of international humanitarian law (IHL). Indeed, the first ...

Displaced in cities: Who are the hosts?

February 12, 2019 11 mins read Humanitarian Action / Migration Zoë Jordan

The recent ICRC report, Displaced in Cities, shines a much-needed light on experiences of hosting IDPs in urban centres. This is an increasing ...

100 ratifications of the Arms Trade Treaty: Celebration and reflection

February 7, 2019 5 mins read Law and Conflict / Weapons Helen Durham

As Director of International Law and Policy, I have the privilege of regularly representing the ICRC at the United Nations and other diplomatic ...

Joint Blog Series: Sieges, evacuations and urban warfare: Thoughts from the Transatlantic Workshop on International Law and Armed Conflict

February 5, 2019 4 mins read Conduct of Hostilities / Joint Blog Series / Law and Conflict Laurie Blank

Laurie Blank recently wrote some of her thoughts on sieges on EJIL Talk! as part ...

5 things that make ICRC confidential information unsuitable for legal proceedings

January 31, 2019 17 mins read Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Law and Conflict Elem Khairullin

Due to the specificities of its work, the ICRC can at times be the only ...

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