Lebanon’s wartime decision to ban anti-personnel mines May 7, 2026 8 mins read Analysis / Disarmament / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Landmines and the Law Ziad Rizkallah Lebanon’s accession last week to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) comes not in a ...
Upholding IHL protections against the risks of ICT activities in armed conflict April 23, 2026 14 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Cyber / IHL / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action / Upholding humanity in war: the Global IHL Initiative Wen Zhou Across the world, essential civilian services increasingly depend on information and communication technologies (ICTs). These ...
Why Nordic governments must uphold the global ban on anti-personnel mines April 2, 2026 9 mins read Analysis / Disarmament / Humanitarian Action / IHL / Landmines and the Law Anders Ladekarl, Eero Rämö, Grete Herlofson & Ulrika Modéer As security concerns intensify across Europe following the escalation of the international armed conflict between ...
Deciding under algorithms: artificial intelligence and the protection of civilian infrastructure in armed conflict March 12, 2026 10 mins read Analysis / Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Artificial intelligence in military decision-making / Conduct of Hostilities / IHL / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Yéelen Marie Geairon Artificial intelligence (AI)-based decision-support systems are increasingly embedded upstream of the use of force, shaping ...
Protecting civilians in good faith: a joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention February 17, 2026 11 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / Protecting civilians in good faith: a joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention Jean-Marie Henckaerts Following five years of research and consultations, the ICRC published a new, updated Commentary on the ...
Waging warfare at sea: how exceptional is the maritime domain today? February 10, 2026 16 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Humanitarian Principles / IHL / New Technologies / Related bodies of law Abby Zeith Naval warfare has undergone dramatic transformation, expanding across multiple domains and exposing civilian seafarers, infrastructure, ...
“Cognitive warfare”: why the human brain should not become a battlefield February 5, 2026 15 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / IHL / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Related bodies of law / Weapons Pierrick Devidal Militaries are gearing up for confrontation on a new battlefield: the human brain. While psychological ...
Reaffirming the obligation to protect medical facilities and support their functioning November 20, 2025 15 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Health Care / Health care / IHL / Related bodies of law / Special Protections / Special Themes / Upholding humanity in war: the Global IHL Initiative Supriya Rao & Alexander Breitegger Restrictions on movement and access to medical supplies have become an often-unseen threat to health ...
From hackers to tech companies: IHL and the involvement of civilians in ICT activities in armed conflict November 4, 2025 10 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Communications / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Scope of application Tilman Rodenhäuser, Samit D’Cunha, Laurent Gisel, Anna Rosalie Greipl & Marco Roscini Picture a potential future armed conflict: missiles and drones crowding the skies, uncrewed vehicles rolling ...
The humanity compass: navigating the protection of civilians in naval warfare October 28, 2025 13 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / Related bodies of law / Special Themes / Upholding humanity in war: the Global IHL Initiative André Smit & Kelisiana Thynne The law of naval warfare is a complex collection of international laws, developed in an ...
Protecting civilians in good faith: the updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention October 21, 2025 10 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict Jean-Marie Henckaerts Following five years of research and consultations, the ICRC has published a new, updated Commentary ...
‘Constant care’ must be taken to address bias in military AI August 28, 2025 11 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Artificial intelligence in military decision-making / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / New Technologies / Special Themes Laura Bruun & Marta Bo As many states, especially those with large and resourceful militaries, are exploring the potential of ...
