How do IHL and Islamic law protect and ensure humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan?

April 28, 2022 12 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Religion Ioanna Voudouri, Ezat Gul & Yar Mohammad Yari

Against a backdrop of decades of conflict and crisis, Afghanistan’s regime change in August 2021 once again propelled the need for humanitarian assistance ...

Lifting the cloak of invisibility: civilians with disabilities in armed conflict

April 21, 2022 11 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Special Protections Helen Durham & Gerard Quinn

Even with one in seven people worldwide living with some form of disability, this group ...

Beyond access: three considerations for food security and famine prevention during armed conflict

April 14, 2022 12 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Ariana Lopes Morey, Menty Kebede & Matt Pollard

Over the past year, millions of people living in conflict-affected areas have faced severe and acute food insecurity, and the numbers continue to ...

Armed conflict in Ukraine: a recap of basic IHL rules

March 17, 2022 11 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Law and Conflict Cordula Droege

For the past two weeks, the world has watched a humanitarian crisis unfold across Ukraine. ...

Consumer drones in conflict: where do they fit into IHL?

March 15, 2022 16 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Faine Greenwood

The skies over the conflict in Ukraine are filled with identical-looking consumer drones piloted by ...

In Bruges: the enduring relevance of IHL and the updated Commentaries

February 23, 2022 7 mins read Analysis / GCIII Commentary / Generating Respect for IHL / Law and Conflict Mikhail Orkin

Since its creation in 2000, the Bruges Colloquium on International Humanitarian Law has been jointly ...

Explosive weapons with wide area effects: a deadly choice in populated areas

January 25, 2022 12 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Urban warfare Eirini Giorgou

The use of explosive weapons with a wide impact area in populated areas is one ...

Proximate ‘human shields’ and the challenge for humanitarian organizations

November 18, 2021 9 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Urban warfare Neve Gordon & Nicola Perugini

The term ‘human shields’ describes a method of warfare prohibited by international humanitarian law (IHL), ...

Human shields under IHL: a path towards excessive legalization

November 16, 2021 7 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Urban warfare Zoi Lafazani

Human shields constitute part of the reality of contemporary armed conflicts, primarily fought in urban ...

Autonomous weapon systems: what the law says – and does not say – about the human role in the use of force

November 11, 2021 9 mins read Analysis / Autonomous Weapons / Conduct of Hostilities / Law and Conflict Laura Bruun

Intergovernmental discussions on the regulation of emerging technologies in the area of (lethal) autonomous weapon ...

Engaging with the industry: integrating IHL into new technologies in urban warfare

October 7, 2021 17 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Urban warfare Damian Copeland & Lauren Sanders

Alongside the urbanization of armed conflict lies a second trend: the increase in the use ...

Signaling legal protection in a digitalizing world: a new era for the distinctive emblems?

September 16, 2021 11 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Health care / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Tilman Rodenhäuser, Laurent Gisel, Larry Maybee, Hollie Johnston & Fabrice Lauper

The use of digital technology in armed conflict is rising sharply. Such developments come with ...