Jean-Marie Henckaerts February 16, 2018 1 min read Jean-Marie Henckaerts is head of the ICRC project to update the Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of ...
Prisoners of war in contemporary armed conflict: Interpreting the Third Geneva Convention 70+ years after its negotiation August 11, 2022 18 mins read GCIII Commentary / Law and Conflict Ellen Policinski Too often the term “prisoner of war” (PoW) conjures up black-and-white images of soldiers detained in the Second World War. Recent events have ...
On trial: the Third Geneva Convention and judicial guarantees for prisoners of war June 23, 2022 13 mins read Analysis / GCIII Commentary / Generating Respect for IHL / Law and Conflict Yvette Issar The first prisoners of war (POWs) in the international armed conflict in Ukraine have been ...
In the hands of belligerents: status and protection under the Geneva Conventions May 19, 2022 10 mins read Analysis / Detention / GCIII Commentary / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Ramin Mahnad When international armed conflict breaks out and people find themselves in the power of belligerent ...
Revisiting the history of the Geneva Conventions February 17, 2022 8 mins read Analysis / History / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy / Law and Conflict Boyd van Dijk With armed conflicts persisting in various parts of the globe and at risk of breaking ...
A common enemy: aggregating intensity in non-international armed conflicts April 22, 2021 17 mins read Analysis / Armed Groups / Law and Conflict Chiara Redaelli Contemporary non-international armed conflicts are increasingly fought by a myriad of non-State actors, often engaging in hostilities against a common enemy and at ...
GCIII Commentary: removing ambiguity on the treatment of prisoners of war October 29, 2020 7 mins read Analysis / Detention / GCIII Commentary / Law and Conflict Tim Wood In an era in which a number of developed nations have been accused of ill-treating or unlawfully killing captured persons or persons under ...
GCIII Commentary: If I can’t feed you, do I have to let you go? October 22, 2020 11 mins read Analysis / Detention / GCIII Commentary / Law and Conflict Kubo Mačák The object and purpose of the Third Geneva Convention is to ensure that prisoners of war are humanely treated at all times, while ...
GCIII Commentary: protecting the honour of prisoners of war September 3, 2020 9 mins read Analysis / GCIII Commentary / Generating Respect for IHL / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence Jemma Arman The Third Geneva Convention (GCIII) provides a framework of rules for the protection of prisoners ...
August 12th: hopes and wishes? August 12, 2020 9 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / History / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence British Red Cross-ICRC customary IHL research team Today’s 71st anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions is an opportunity to recall once more ...
GCIII Commentary: ten essential protections for prisoners of war July 23, 2020 10 mins read Analysis / Detention / GCIII Commentary / Law and Conflict Cordula Droege The Third Geneva Convention is the most comprehensive legal framework protecting prisoners of war. Adopted in 1949 against the backdrop of immense suffering ...
GCIII Commentary: ICRC unveils first update in sixty years June 18, 2020 10 mins read Analysis / GCIII Commentary / Generating Respect for IHL / ICRC Commentaries / Law and Conflict Jean-Marie Henckaerts Taking prisoners in international armed conflicts has been a common practice for centuries. The Third ...