‘Catching up with the curve’: the participation of women in disarmament diplomacy August 25, 2022 12 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy / Law and Conflict Véronique Christory Though it cannot be up to women alone to capture gendered impacts in treaty texts ...
‘It was the best of times; it was the worst of times’: a tale of two cities in the aftermath of conflict August 18, 2022 10 mins read Humanitarian Action / IHL in the aftermath / Law and Conflict Kelisiana Thynne In seemingly a moment, a city can go from being prosperous and peaceful to completely ...
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 ...
IHL and occupied territory July 26, 2022 14 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Mikhail Orkin & Tristan Ferraro As the armed conflict in Ukraine persists, rapidly unfolding events have entailed grave implications for civilians trapped in the crisis, such as death, ...
Silenced guns do not mend lives: what does the law say about human suffering at the end of conflict? July 21, 2022 10 mins read Humanitarian Action / IHL in the aftermath / Law and Conflict Ramin Mahnad & Kelisiana Thynne Silenced guns do not mend the lives of those who have survived the violence. Declarations ...
IHL in the aftermath of battles and conflicts: what do we want to achieve? July 14, 2022 5 mins read Humanitarian Action / IHL in the aftermath / Law and Conflict Kelisiana Thynne & Thomas de Saint Maurice We have all seen the despair, dismay, and disaster of war. But what happens when ...
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 ...
Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict June 16, 2022 7 mins read Analysis / Call for contributions / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Law and Conflict Robert Mardini As with many conflicts in the past, the Ukraine crisis has revived heated discussions on ...
