The world needs robust peacekeeping not aggressive peacekeeping May 15, 2018 10 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Counterterrorism / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / The most read blog posts in 2018 Mona Ali Khalil Since 1999, and in response to the tragic failures to protect civilians in Rwanda and Srebrenica, the ...
The principle of non-refoulement in the migration context: 5 key points March 30, 2018 10 mins read Detention / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Migration / The most read blog posts in 2018 / Torture Tilman Rodenhäuser The current discussions on the Global Compact for Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees ...
The evolution of warfare: Focus on the Law February 16, 2017 9 mins read Law and Conflict / Online publications / Review-related George Dvaladze How has warfare changed over the past 100 years? Is the international community still sufficiently equipped to reasonably minimize its negative effects on ...
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. ...
Torture: Primer on a wrong and illegal practice January 27, 2017 5 mins read Law and Conflict / Primers / Torture Ellen Policinski The ICRC’s position on torture is clear: torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman, degrading or humiliating treatment are banned under international law. ...
ICRC report demonstrates people believe that wars should have limits December 5, 2016 5 mins read Online publications Helen Durham The ICRC has published the results of a large survey detailing how people around the world perceive a range of issues relating to ...
The evolution of warfare: New edition of the International Review November 28, 2016 1 min read Events and highlights / Law and Conflict / Online publications / Review-related The editors We are pleased to present the latest issue of the International Review of the Red ...
Casualty recording in and for the modern age: Why standards matter November 8, 2016 10 mins read Analysis / Events and highlights / Humanitarian Action Hamit Dardagan & John Sloboda In peacetime and wartime alike, it is not sufficient to ask “how many died,” but also “who died”. Casualty recording is a systematic ...
Terrorism, counter-terrorism and IHL: Primer on a recurring conversation November 2, 2016 5 mins read Counterterrorism Ellen Policinski Terrorism is not limited to any one part of the world. It can be seen everywhere, and is often linked to armed conflict. ...
How humanitarians safeguard the law of armed conflict October 25, 2016 8 mins read Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict The editors In situations of armed conflicts and violence across the world, humanitarian actors operate amidst recurring violations of international humanitarian law (IHL). Not only ...
e-Briefing: The human cost of nuclear weapons October 12, 2016 5 mins read Humanitarian Action / Online publications / Quick Links / Sexual Violence The editors The ICRC’s latest e-briefing exposes the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons. It is being ...
The establishment of courts by armed groups: what is the legal basis? October 11, 2016 10 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict Ezequiel Heffes While the law of armed conflict is understood as granting armed groups the possibility to install judicial mechanisms in order to pass judgments ...
