8 rules for “civilian hackers” during war, and 4 obligations for states to restrain them October 4, 2023 12 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Tilman Rodenhäuser & Mauro Vignati As digital technology is changing how militaries conduct war, a worrying trend has emerged in which a growing number of civilians become involved in ...
Towards common understandings: the application of established IHL principles to cyber operations March 7, 2023 9 mins read Analysis / Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Kubo Mačák & Tilman Rodenhäuser Cyber operations have become a reality of today’s armed conflicts, and their use is likely ...
Signaling legal protection during cyber warfare: an authenticated digital emblem September 21, 2021 8 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Felix E. Linker & David Basin Warfare increasingly takes place in cyberspace. Consequently, the question arises how a digital analogy of ...
Even ‘cyber wars’ have limits. But what if they didn’t? March 9, 2021 11 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Tilman Rodenhäuser & Kubo Mačák Cyber operations have become a reality of today’s armed conflicts, and their use is likely ...
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 ...
Essay competition: Cyber warfare and artificial intelligence in warfare April 15, 2019 3 mins read Call for papers / Law and Conflict / New Technologies On the occasion of the 42nd Round Table on Current Issues of International Humanitarian Law, the International Institute of Humanitarian Law and the International ...
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. ...
Cyberspace operations in armed conflicts and the proportionality rule June 29, 2016 6 mins read Events and highlights / Law and Conflict ICRC Moscow What does the principle of proportionality entail for cyberspace operations in armed conflicts? How can you decide whether you are using a sledgehammer ...
Conference cycle: New technologies and the modern battlefield April 11, 2016 7 mins read Events and highlights / Law and Conflict / Videos New technologies and the modern battlefield: Humanitarian perspectives was a series of high-level public events and experts meetings coordinated by the ICRC on several ...
e-Briefing: New technologies and the modern battlespace April 8, 2016 1 mins read Law and Conflict / Online publications In recent years, a wide array of new technologies have entered the modern battlefield, giving rise to new means and methods of warfare, ...