A new humanitarian law course for practitioners: Modernizing the ICRC’s approach to legal training January 6, 2017 6 mins read Events and highlights / Law and Conflict Pavle Kilibarda & Etienne Kuster Whether they engage in dialogue with belligerent parties or distribute relief to war-afflicted populations across the globe, humanitarian practitioners need to understand the ...
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 ...
Interview with Dr Bassim Al-Rubaye, Member of Iraq’s Council of Ministers December 20, 2016 5 mins read Events and highlights / Humanitarian Action / Interviews / Law and Conflict / Religion Raphaël Dallaire Ferland National Committees on international humanitarian law (IHL) are at the forefront of efforts to ensure ...
Universal Meeting of National IHL Committees: At the heart of efforts towards better respect for the law December 15, 2016 7 mins read Events and highlights / Generating Respect for IHL / Law and Conflict ICRC Advisory Service on IHL Facing the formidable task of implementing international humanitarian law (IHL) in their national legislation, States ...
The Novye Atagi hospital attack, 20 years later: A call to care for the carers December 15, 2016 10 mins read Humanitarian Action / Stories Christoph Hensch In this personal story told by a former head of office at the ICRC surgical hospital of Novye Atagi, Chechnya, a short, violent ...
Global counter-terrorism must not overlook the rules of war December 13, 2016 10 mins read Counterterrorism / Religion Stéphane Ojeda Branding an armed group as “terrorist” cannot alone cancel the applicability of international humanitarian law (IHL). The vast majority of contemporary armed conflicts ...
The digital transformation of the humanitarian sector December 5, 2016 11 mins read Analysis / Counterterrorism / Humanitarian Action Anja Kaspersen & Charlotte Lindsey-Curtet When you’re pulling people from rubble after missile strikes, or tending to injuries in a tent, or worrying about getting the next truck ...
ICRC report demonstrates people believe that wars should have limits December 5, 2016 5 mins read Online publications Helen Durham The ICRC has published the results of a large survey detailing how people around the world perceive a range of issues relating to ...
“On mission for humanity”: Glimpses of the Sommaruga years November 30, 2016 8 mins read Humanitarian Action / Online publications Raphaël Dallaire Ferland Historians have made available 1169 speeches – previously unpublished for the most part – by former ICRC President Cornelio Sommaruga (1987-1999). Humanitarian Law ...
The evolution of warfare: New edition of the International Review November 28, 2016 1 mins read Events and highlights / Law and Conflict / Online publications / Review-related The editors We are pleased to present the latest issue of the International Review of the Red ...
Beyond ratification: National committees and the implementation of international humanitarian law November 21, 2016 7 mins read Events and highlights / Generating Respect for IHL / Law and Conflict ICRC Advisory Service on IHL Armed conflicts continue to cause immense suffering and large-scale destruction, despite the existence of a ...
Casualty recording in and for the modern age: Why standards matter November 8, 2016 10 mins read Analysis / Events and highlights / Humanitarian Action Hamit Dardagan & John Sloboda In peacetime and wartime alike, it is not sufficient to ask “how many died,” but also “who died”. Casualty recording is a systematic ...
