A conversation with Dr Helen Durham–IHL and women March 8, 2018 6 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Law and Conflict / The most read blog posts in 2018 Helen Durham On this International Women’s Day, Dr Helen Durham, Director of the Humanitarian Law & Policy ...
Identities, intersectionalities and vulnerabilities in humanitarian operations: A response to Slim March 1, 2018 7 mins read Analysis / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Identity By Dr Ayesha Ahmad & Professor Lisa Eckenwiler together with Professor Jackie Leach Scully, Dr ...
The legality of flamethrowers: Taking unnecessary suffering seriously February 22, 2018 12 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Weapons Theo Boutruche Outside the academics and experts’ circles, discussions around weapons commonly make the news in at ...
Just out! New Review issue on human cost of detention February 12, 2018 9 mins read 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 ...
Gustave Ador, the ICRC, and leadership on refugee and migration policy January 30, 2018 9 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Migration Claudena M. Skran Recent arrivals of thousands of forced migrants in Europe have prompted reconsideration of international responses to refugee movements of the early twentieth century. ...
The International Committee of the Red Cross and the localization of aid: Striving toward meaningful complementarity January 19, 2018 6 mins read Humanitarian Action / Localisation Jérémie Labbé In 2015, the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement (hereafter ‘the Movement’) sent a strong message of support for strengthening the role of ...
Impartiality and Intersectionality January 16, 2018 9 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Identity / The most read blog posts in 2018 Hugo Slim Intersectional theory is all the rage in liberal academia and is being increasingly taken up ...
The Independent Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission: Has the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Awoken? January 9, 2018 14 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Law and Conflict Cristina Azzarello & Matthieu Niederhauser In 2015, the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (the Commission) received a great deal of attention after Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) called for an ...
Challenges & dilemmas in frontline negotiations: Interview with Claude Bruderlein January 4, 2018 9 mins read Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Interviews Claude Bruderlein Frontline staff of humanitarian organizations often negotiate with an array of local and international actors to establish a presence in conflict environments, ensure ...
Can religious leaders play a role in enhancing compliance with IHL? December 20, 2017 12 mins read Analysis / Armed Groups / Generating Respect for IHL / Law and Conflict / Religion Ioana Cismas & Ezequiel Heffes The effectiveness of international humanitarian law (IHL) faces challenges from different quarters. Parties may be ...
Persons with disabilities in armed conflicts December 13, 2017 3 mins read Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Special Protections Alexander Breitegger December 13 is the 11th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights ...
Combating ‘cyber fatigue’ in the maritime domain December 7, 2017 8 mins read Analysis / Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Sean Fahey Cyber vulnerabilities in the maritime domain are expanding at an alarming rate; unfortunately, proficiency in guarding against those vulnerabilities is struggling to keep ...
