De-dehumanization: practicing humanity

June 27, 2024 15 mins read Analysis / Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Humanitarian Principles / IHL / Special Themes Natalie Deffenbaugh

There is today an idea of a single humanity, with each member equally valued, and ...

Internment pursuant to the Fourth Geneva Convention during an international armed conflict: practice and reflections from Norway

June 6, 2024 10 mins read Analysis / Detention / GCIV and the internment of protected persons / IHL / Special Protections / Special Themes Camilla G. Cooper

The Fourth Geneva Convention was the first humanitarian law convention dedicated to protections for civilians ...

Civilian internment in international armed conflict: when does it begin?

May 23, 2024 12 mins read Analysis / Detention / GCIV and the internment of protected persons / IHL / Special Protections / Special Themes Jelena Pejic

The legal and practical issues related to the exceptional practice of internment of protected persons ...

The internment of protected persons and the Fourth Geneva Convention

May 16, 2024 15 mins read Analysis / Detention / GCIV and the internment of protected persons / IHL / Special Protections / Special Themes Mikhail Orkin

The Fourth Geneva Convention, adopted 75 years ago, was the first humanitarian law convention dedicated ...

Defining armed conflict: some clarity in the fog of war

May 2, 2024 11 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Humanitarian Principles / Scope of application / Topics Samit D’Cunha, Tristan Ferraro & Thomas de Saint Maurice

Today, there are over 120 armed conflicts around the world, involving over 60 states and ...

Voluntary reports: a new tool ‘toward a universal culture of compliance with IHL’

April 11, 2024 14 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL Giulio Bartolini

The draft elements of the resolution ‘Toward a universal culture of compliance with international humanitarian law’ elaborated for the 34th International Conference of ...

Codifying IHL before Lieber and Dunant: the 1820 treaty for the regularization of war

April 4, 2024 13 mins read Analysis / History / Humanitarian Principles / IHL / Law and Conflict / Related bodies of law Jacob Coffelt

Before the Lieber Code and Geneva Conventions came a treaty between the Spanish Empire and ...

From theology to technology: a call for IHL ambassadors in the Asia-Pacific region

March 28, 2024 11 mins read Analysis / Education in Armed Conflict / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / IHL Jonathan Kwik, Ai Kihara-Hunt & Kelisiana Thynne

The Asia-Pacific region is diverse in religious, ethnic and historical backgrounds as well as in ...

The transmission of information by the ICRC’s Central Tracing Agency in international armed conflicts

February 29, 2024 11 mins read Access / Analysis / Communications / Detention / Social Protection Natalie Klein-Kelly, Karen Loehner & Jelena Milosevic Lepotic

Two years ago, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Central Tracing Agency activated ...

Towards national implementation of IHL: Arab states pledge their commitment

February 15, 2024 7 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL Yasmin Bedir & Omar Mekky

The work and contribution of national committees on IHL (NCIHLs) can be relevant in a range of circumstances, whether a country is at ...

The youth of today, on international humanitarian law tomorrow…

February 1, 2024 25 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Humanity in War podcast / IHL / Youth and IHL Julie Lefolle, Kay von Mérey, Silvia Gelvez & Elizabeth Rushing

How do young people today understand and feel about international humanitarian law (IHL) and the ...

Unblocking aid: the EU’s 2023 shift in sanctions policy to safeguard humanitarian efforts

January 23, 2024 16 mins read Access / Analysis / Counterterrorism / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy Sophie Huvé, Guillemette Moulin & Tristan Ferraro

The year 2023 marked a significant shift in how the EU makes space for humanitarian ...

Geneva Conventions 75th anniversary