COVID-19 and contact tracing: a call for digital diligence

May 13, 2020 7 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Balthasar Staehelin & Cécile Aptel

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact society worldwide, contact tracing apps are being developed ...

COVID-19 and Islamic burial laws: safeguarding dignity of the dead

April 30, 2020 16 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Islamic Law / Religion Ahmed Al-Dawoody & Oran Finegan

As the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths continues to rise across all regions of the world, Ahmed Al-Dawoody, ICRC’s legal advisor on Islamic ...

From the ‘Spanish Flu’ to COVID-19: lessons from the 1918 pandemic and First World War

April 23, 2020 10 mins read COVID-19 and conflict / History Cédric Cotter

The influenza pandemic from 1918-1919, commonly known as the ‘Spanish Flu’, was the most severe health disaster in recent history. The chaos and ...

COVID-19 response in conflict zones hinges on respect for international humanitarian law

April 16, 2020 9 mins read COVID-19 and conflict / Generating Respect for IHL / Law and Conflict Cordula Droege

In our collective response to COVID-19 in conflict zones, it is vital that key provisions ...

We are not at ‘war’ with COVID-19: concerns from Italy’s ‘frontline’

April 9, 2020 5 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action Adriano Iaria

Editor’s Note – The views of the author expressed in this blog are those of ...

Cyber attacks against hospitals and the COVID-19 pandemic: How strong are international law protections?

April 2, 2020 12 mins read Analysis / COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Kubo Mačák, Tilman Rodenhäuser & Laurent Gisel

Editor’s Note – The views of the authors expressed in this blog are those of ...

Cyber operations during armed conflict: 7 essential law and policy questions

March 26, 2020 11 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Helen Durham

In the current UN-mandated cyber discussions, many issues have been raised on the legal and ...