Addressing landmine pollution: how the ‘polluter pays’ principle can help April 17, 2025 14 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Emerging Voices / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Special Themes / Weapons Goran Sandić Landmines, a persistent threat in post-conflict zones, pose severe risks to both human lives and ...
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. ...
Preventing and eradicating the deadly legacy of explosive remnants of war February 23, 2023 13 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Weapons Eirini Giorgou The deadly legacy of armed conflict continues to claim lives long after the fighting is ...
Mine action in action: influencing law and policy on toxic remnants of war December 21, 2021 12 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / War, law and the environment Bonnie Docherty In conjunction with the movement to prevent the environmental impacts of armed conflict has come ...
Mitigating the environmental impacts of explosive ordnance and land release December 16, 2021 12 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / War, law and the environment Alex Frost Environmental considerations are rightly gaining increased prominence and awareness. Environmental experts agree that unprecedented changes ...
Moving beyond mine risk education to risk awareness and safer behaviour November 7, 2019 6 mins read Humanitarian Action / Landmines and the Law / Law and Conflict / Weapons Louis G. Maresca A recent blog piece by Chris Loughran highlighted the important achievements of the Anti-Personnel Mine ...
