Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations: six key takeaways

June 15, 2021 11 mins read Analysis / Avoiding civilian harm during military cyber operations / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Religion Kubo Mačák & Ewan Lawson

In today’s armed conflicts, cyber operations are increasingly used in support of and alongside kinetic ...

In good faith: legal advice during aerial targeting in urban areas

May 4, 2021 14 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Urban warfare Craig Jones

Military legal advisers today play a key role during various military operations, including aerial targeting ...

IHL in action: seven patterns of respect

November 19, 2020 16 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict / Law and Conflict / Religion Juliane Garcia Ravel & Madalena Vasconcelos Rosa

While violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) are seemingly pervasive and remain a brutal reality ...

Call by global leaders: work together now to stop cyberattacks on the healthcare sector

May 26, 2020 9 mins read COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies

Today, the ICRC’s president, Peter Maurer, added his name to a list of more than ...

Memory and war: does time really heal?

December 17, 2019 6 mins read History / Humanitarian Action / Identity / Review-related Kvitoslava Krotiuk

Commemorating the centenary of the first Remembrance Day, dedicated to remembering members of the armed forces who have died in the line of ...

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