A global ban on nuclear weapons: Are we there yet? May 24, 2017 12 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict / Weapons Melina Lito In the heart of the Cold War, nuclear weapons were the central issue of international peace and security debates, with a devastating nuclear ...
Space law revisited (3/3): The regime of international liability in space April 27, 2017 10 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Pavle Kilibarda Outer space is becoming an arena for technological shows of force – whether by deployment of spy satellites or testing of weapons. What ...
IHL and Islam: An overview March 14, 2017 22 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Islamic Law / Law and Conflict / Primers / Religion Ahmed Al-Dawoody With armed conflicts taking place in so many parts of the Muslim world, the Islamic ...
War in cities: The ‘reverberating effects’ of explosive weapons March 2, 2017 9 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Law and Conflict Ellen Nohle & Isabel Robinson Recent armed conflicts have demonstrated the devastating humanitarian impact of using explosive weapons with wide-area effects in populated areas. This is due not ...
Joint series: Restricting medical personnel, units, and transports to ‘light individual weapons’ February 21, 2017 2 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Counterterrorism / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict In the first instalment of episode 2 in this multi-blog series on the updated Commentaries, ...
Introducing the second multi-blog series on the updated Geneva Conventions Commentaries February 21, 2017 2 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / ICRC Commentaries / Law and Conflict The editors In order to bring to light the significance of the updated Commentary on the First Geneva ...
Are we living through the worst period in history? February 15, 2017 10 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Review-related / Sexual Violence Vincent Bernard Vincent Bernard is the editor in chief of the International Review of the Red Cross. ...
IHL, protecting human life and dignity in XXI century wars February 14, 2017 3 mins read Law and Conflict / Online publications / Sexual Violence The editors International humanitarian law (IHL) protects those who do not, or no longer, fight in armed conflicts. It also limits means and methods of ...
‘How does law protect in war? Online’ has an improved look and new case studies February 14, 2017 1 mins read Law and Conflict / Online publications / Sexual Violence The editors The ICRC has overhauled and improved the website of How Does Law Protect In War? Online. The new website has a more user-friendly ...
Behind the scenes: Updated commentary on the First Geneva Convention February 1, 2017 5 mins read ICRC Commentaries / Law and Conflict / Online publications / Sexual Violence Jean-Marie Henckaerts Last month saw the publication of the updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention which ...
Torture: Primer on a wrong and illegal practice January 27, 2017 5 mins read Law and Conflict / Primers / Torture Ellen Policinski The ICRC’s position on torture is clear: torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman, degrading or humiliating treatment are banned under international law. ...
Space law revisited (2/3): Are weapons of mass destruction prohibited in space? December 21, 2016 8 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Weapons Pavle Kilibarda Outer space is becoming an arena for technological shows of force – whether by deployment of spy satellites or testing of weapons. What ...
