Reducing harm in military security operations

November 21, 2023 14 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanity in War podcast / Law and Conflict Stephen Kilpatrick, Philippe Cholous, LT COL Susan Mwanga & Elizabeth Rushing

Responsibility for maintaining law and order generally falls to civil authorities such as the police ...

Why militaries need a theory of gender’s operational relevance

July 7, 2022 10 mins read Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Jody M. Prescott

The uptake of gender considerations into military missions across the world has largely been uneven ...

Modern conflict: Address by ICRC’s vice-president to SWIRMO 2016

October 27, 2016 13 mins read Events and highlights / Law and Conflict Mme Christine Beerli, vice-president of the ICRC

Address by Mme Christine Beerli, vice-president of the ICRC, at the opening of the Senior Workshop on International Rules Governing Military Operations (SWIRMO), ...

Taking the high road in military operations

October 19, 2016 7 mins read Counterterrorism / Events and highlights / Law and Conflict Andreas Kaufmann

Many of today’s armed conflicts involve opponents who significantly differ in terms of military capacity ...

Translating IHL into military operations

September 15, 2016 6 mins read Events and highlights / Law and Conflict The editors

Most of today’s armed conflicts are characterized by asymmetry between the parties. When faced with opponents who significantly differ in terms of military ...

International law of military operations: Mapping the field to improve compliance with the law

July 7, 2016 5 mins read Events and highlights / Law and Conflict The editors

On 21-23 June 2016, the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War (ISMLLW) and Exeter Law School convened an international ...