People power in humanitarian action February 20, 2020 15 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles Hugo Slim The principle of “putting people at the centre” of humanitarian action rightly dominates humanitarian policy ...
Reflections of a humanitarian bureaucrat January 9, 2020 14 mins read Accountability / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Stories Hugo Slim Last week, the incoming Director-General of the ICRC stressed the importance of reducing bureaucracy in ...
Trust Me – I’m a Humanitarian October 24, 2019 12 mins read Accountability / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Sexual Violence / The most read blog posts in 2019 Hugo Slim The question of trust has become a major issue in humanitarian action. Can parties to ...
Facilitating innovation, ensuring protection: the ICRC Biometrics Policy October 18, 2019 13 mins read Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / New Technologies Ben Hayes & Massimo Marelli The use of biometric identification systems by humanitarian organisations has been the subject of intense ...
Generating respect for the law in Africa August 31, 2016 11 mins read Events and highlights / Law and Conflict Margherita D’Ascanio The majority of armed conflicts being fought on the African continent are classified as non-international armed conflicts, and are characterized by the presence ...
Humanitarianism at breaking point? New roles for local and international actors August 19, 2016 13 mins read Humanitarian Action / Review-related Claudia McGoldrick Is humanitarianism really at breaking point? The gap between today’s overwhelming needs and the constraints on international humanitarian actors’ efforts to address them, ...
International law of military operations: Mapping the field to improve compliance with the law July 7, 2016 5 mins read Events and highlights / Law and Conflict The editors On 21-23 June 2016, the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War (ISMLLW) and Exeter Law School convened an international ...
War crimes without criminal accountability? The case of Active Protection Systems June 1, 2016 6 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict Michael Kurt Riepl As weapon systems take over more and more functions in the targeting cycle that used to be fulfilled by humans, it is increasingly ...
