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 ...
Warfare at the speed of thought: can brain-computer interfaces comply with IHL? August 21, 2025 13 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / New Technologies / Weapons Anna M. Gielas Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are no longer speculative technologies of future warfare – they are being ...
An evitable catastrophe: reclaiming humanity from the nuclear brink August 7, 2025 10 mins read Analysis / Complying with IHL in large-scale conflicts / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / Special Themes / Weapons Dominique Loye On August 6th and 9th 1945, Hiroshima and Nagasaki became the first – and so ...
Reaffirming IHL’s specific protection of hospitals May 27, 2025 15 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Health Care / Humanitarian Principles / IHL / Special Protections / Special Themes / Upholding humanity in war: the Global IHL Initiative Supriya Rao & Alexander Breitegger In today’s armed conflicts, hospitals are increasingly being attacked or misused for military purposes, undermining ...
The imperative to protect water and water systems during armed conflict April 24, 2025 15 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Emerging Voices / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Special Themes Tadesse Kebebew Amid the complexities of contemporary armed conflicts, damage to water infrastructure and the use of ...
