Fighting together: Obligations and opportunities in partnered warfare March 28, 2017 10 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict / Partnering in Warfare Cordula Droege & David Tuck Partnered warfare — i.e. activities in support of Parties to armed conflict—is a reality that demands attention. For civilians, the sick, the wounded and for ...
IHL and Islam: An overview March 14, 2017 22 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Islamic Law / Law and Conflict / Primers / Religion Ahmed Al-Dawoody With armed conflicts taking place in so many parts of the Muslim world, the Islamic ...
Joint series: Restricting medical personnel, units, and transports to ‘light individual weapons’ February 21, 2017 2 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Counterterrorism / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict In the first instalment of episode 2 in this multi-blog series on the updated Commentaries, ...
Introducing the second multi-blog series on the updated Geneva Conventions Commentaries February 21, 2017 2 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / ICRC Commentaries / Law and Conflict The editors In order to bring to light the significance of the updated Commentary on the First Geneva ...
The evolution of warfare: Focus on the Law February 16, 2017 9 mins read Law and Conflict / Online publications / Review-related George Dvaladze How has warfare changed over the past 100 years? Is the international community still sufficiently equipped to reasonably minimize its negative effects on ...
Are we living through the worst period in history? February 15, 2017 10 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Review-related / Sexual Violence Vincent Bernard Vincent Bernard is the editor in chief of the International Review of the Red Cross. ...
Behind the scenes: Updated commentary on the First Geneva Convention February 1, 2017 5 mins read ICRC Commentaries / Law and Conflict / Online publications / Sexual Violence Jean-Marie Henckaerts Last month saw the publication of the updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention which ...
Torture: Primer on a wrong and illegal practice January 27, 2017 5 mins read Law and Conflict / Primers / Torture Ellen Policinski The ICRC’s position on torture is clear: torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman, degrading or humiliating treatment are banned under international law. ...
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 ...
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 ...
The evolution of warfare: New edition of the International Review November 28, 2016 1 min 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 ...
