The complex neutrality of commercial space actors in armed conflict

November 16, 2023 12 mins read Analysis / Communications / Humanitarian Principles / Outer Space / Technology in Humanitarian Action / War, law, and outer space Guoyu Wang

During an international armed conflict, commercial space actors under the jurisdiction or control of a ...

War, law and outer space: pathways to reduce the human cost of military space operations

August 15, 2023 16 mins read Analysis / Communications / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Outer Space / Technology in Humanitarian Action / War, law, and outer space / Weapons Wen Zhou

Despite the long-term desire of the international community to explore and use outer space for ...

Armed conflict in Sudan: a recap of the basic IHL rules applicable in non-international armed conflicts

June 15, 2023 15 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Julie Lefolle & Jelena Nikolic

On 15 April 2023, the world watched the eruption of hostilities in Khartoum, the capital ...

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. ...

Two truths and a lie: seventy years of the Geneva Conventions

November 14, 2019 7 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence / The most read blog posts in 2019 Jean-Marie Henckaerts

This year’s anniversary of the Geneva Conventions provides the space for humanitarian practitioners and legal ...

The Mine Ban Convention, Article 5 & 2019 Review Conference: need for urgent action

October 15, 2019 10 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Landmines and the Law / Law and Conflict / Religion / Weapons Chris Loughran

The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) entered into force 20 years ago this year. It ...

Black magic, zombies and dragons: a tale of IHL in the 21st Century

September 3, 2019 14 mins read Armed Groups / Conduct of Hostilities / Counterterrorism / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Scope of application / Sexual Violence / Technology in Humanitarian Action / Terrorism and IHL / The most read blog posts in 2019 Helen Durham

As we marked the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions last month, I want to ...