Protecting civilians in good faith: a joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention

February 17, 2026 11 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / Protecting civilians in good faith: a joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention Jean-Marie Henckaerts

Following five years of research and consultations, the ICRC published a new, updated Commentary on the ...

Waging warfare at sea: how exceptional is the maritime domain today?

February 10, 2026 16 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Humanitarian Principles / IHL / New Technologies / Related bodies of law Abby Zeith

Naval warfare has undergone dramatic transformation, expanding across multiple domains and exposing civilian seafarers, infrastructure, ...

“Cognitive warfare”: why the human brain should not become a battlefield

February 5, 2026 15 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / IHL / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Related bodies of law / Weapons Pierrick Devidal

Militaries are gearing up for confrontation on a new battlefield: the human brain. While psychological ...

Bridging IHL and WPS: untapped potential to advance the wellbeing of women in conflict settings

January 29, 2026 13 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / IHL / Sexual Violence Jessica Anania

The International Criminal Court recently issued its first conviction for gender persecution as a crime ...

Deaths and separations in migration: lessons from migrant women and children

January 22, 2026 11 mins read Access / Analysis / Children in conflict / Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / IHL / Migration / Sexual Violence Magdalena Arias Cubas, Sanjana Bhardwaj & Simon Robins

Many women and children are exposed to violence, exploitation and other risks, including death and ...

Twenty years on: the enduring impact of the ICRC customary IHL study and database

December 11, 2025 10 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / Related bodies of law Claudia Maritano & 2025 British Red Cross-ICRC customary IHL research team

The ICRC’s 2005 study on customary international humanitarian law – along with the free, public ...

Complying with IHL in large-scale conflicts: How should states prepare to allow and facilitate delivery of humanitarian relief?

December 4, 2025 10 mins read Access / Accountability / Analysis / Complying with IHL in large-scale conflicts / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / IHL / Special Themes Ellen Policinski

Large-scale armed conflicts consistently sever the systems that sustain civilian life, leaving populations without essential ...

From crisis to recovery: managing the environmental impacts of armed conflict

December 2, 2025 13 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Special Themes / War, law and the environment United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Disasters and Conflicts Branch

The environmental toll of armed conflict is neither insignificant nor fleeting: it contaminates water, soil, ...

Do anti-personnel mines still have military utility in modern warfare?

November 26, 2025 18 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / IHL / Landmines and the Law / Law and Conflict Erik Tollefsen & Pete Evans

Five States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention have recently submitted instruments of withdrawal, ...

Navigating violence: five insights to strengthen humanitarian action in contested territories

November 24, 2025 12 mins read Access / Analysis / Armed Groups / Humanitarian Action / IHL / Social Protection Arjun Claire & Matthew Bamber-Zryd

More than 200 million people live today in contested territories – places where the authority ...

Reaffirming the obligation to protect medical facilities and support their functioning

November 20, 2025 15 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Health Care / Health care / IHL / Related bodies of law / Special Protections / Special Themes / Upholding humanity in war: the Global IHL Initiative Supriya Rao & Alexander Breitegger

Restrictions on movement and access to medical supplies have become an often-unseen threat to health ...

Outsourcing humanity? International law, humane treatment, and artificial intelligence in detention operations

November 13, 2025 14 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Detention / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Terry Hackett & Alexis Comninos

As artificial intelligence (AI) begins to shape decisions about who is detained in armed conflict ...

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