Environmental destruction in conflict: broadening accountability in war March 20, 2025 8 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Emerging Voices / IHL / Law and Conflict / Related bodies of law Iryna Rekrut International law recognizes the importance of environmental protection during armed conflict. Additional Protocol I of ...
Anti-personnel mines: the false promise of security through exceptionalism in war March 13, 2025 14 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / Related bodies of law / Weapons Cordula Droege & Maya Brehm Earlier this month, Lithuania’s unprecedented withdrawal from the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) took effect. ...
‘Hybrid threats’, ‘grey zones’, ‘competition’, and ‘proxies’: When is it actually war? January 16, 2025 10 mins read Analysis / Armed Groups / IHL / Law and Conflict / Scope of application Samit D’Cunha, Tristan Ferraro & Tilman Rodenhäuser In an era of rising geopolitical tensions, terms like ‘hybrid threats,’ ‘grey zones,’ and ‘proxy ...
War in cities: a solemn appeal from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement January 7, 2025 6 mins read Access / Accountability / Analysis / Armed Groups / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy / Humanitarian Principles / IHL Around the world, civilians in cities at war face immense risks. Urban warfare devastates lives ...
Beyond prevalence: new approaches to measuring sexual- and gender-based violence prevention in conflict settings December 5, 2024 12 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / IHL / Sexual Violence / Social Protection / Special Protections / Special Themes Zuleyka Piniella & Jessica Lenz When discussing the measurement of sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) prevention in humanitarian settings, reactions ...
What private businesses need to know about international humanitarian law November 26, 2024 11 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / Scope of application Matt Pollard, Fauve Kurnadi & Coline Beytout-Lamarque Private businesses that operate in situations of armed conflict, do business with a government or ...
Applying IHL with a gender perspective in the planning and conduct of military operations October 24, 2024 16 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Gender / Gender and conflict / Sexual Violence / Special Protections / Special Themes Kristina Lindvall, Paula Iwanowska & Vanessa Murphy Gender can still be a confusing and contested subject for international humanitarian law (IHL) and ...
IHL and the challenge of maintaining food security in armed conflict October 17, 2024 11 mins read Access / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Special Protections Matt Pollard Food insecurity remains a critical issue in modern armed conflicts, exacerbated by the mutually reinforcing ...
Procedures for internment review under the Fourth Geneva Convention: reflections from New Zealand September 19, 2024 15 mins read Analysis / Detention / GCIV and the internment of protected persons / IHL / Special Protections / Special Themes Tim Wood The Fourth Geneva Convention was the first humanitarian law convention dedicated to protections for civilians ...
Why is the ICRC concerned by ‘harmful information’ in war? September 10, 2024 10 mins read Analysis / Communications / IHL / New Technologies Joelle Rizk During armed conflict and other situations of violence, timely access to reliable information can save lives. Affected people need to know where danger ...
The risks and inefficacies of AI systems in military targeting support September 4, 2024 12 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Artificial intelligence in military decision-making / Conduct of Hostilities / IHL / New Technologies / Special Themes Jimena Sofía Viveros Álvarez Over the past decade, discussions surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) in the military domain have largely ...
The problem of algorithmic bias in AI-based military decision support systems September 3, 2024 13 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Artificial intelligence in military decision-making / Conduct of Hostilities / New Technologies / Special Themes / Weapons Ingvild Bode & Ishmael Bhila Algorithmic bias has long been recognized as a key problem affecting decision-making processes that integrate ...
